Archive for July 2014
July 2014: Recent vulture mortalities in Assam and the need to keep the removal of diclofenac in India a priority
Just this year, there has been a series of vulture mortality events reported in Assam. One hundred and seventy-nine vultures have been killed in seven separate incidents. The majority of the dead vultures are Himalayan (Griffon) Vultures, but significant numbers of Oriental white-backed vultures have also been killed, as well as several slender-billed vultures. Samples…
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