A Mining Company, NGOs And Cattle Owners Work Together To Establish A Vulture Safe Zone In India
By NBSAP Forum Admin / 8 March, 2017 - 18:32
Catastrophic declines in the Indian populations of three vulture species led to the discovery that they were being poisoned by the veterinary drug diclofenac, which they ingested when feeding on cattle carcasses. Despite a ban by the Indian Government in 2006, illegal use continued to kill vultures.