Overuse and misapplication of veterinary pharmaceuticals affect the ecosystem, even at low
concentrations. Vultures are mainly exposed to these compounds when feeding on …

Gyps vulture populations across the Indian subcontinent collapsed in the 1990s and
continue to decline. Repeated population surveys showed that the rate of decline was so …

Gyps vulture populations across the Indian subcontinent are declining rapidly and evidence
indicates that veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac …

Gyps vultures across India are declining rapidly and the NSAID diclofenac has been shown
to be the major cause. Vultures scavenge livestock carcasses that have been treated with …

In 2006, India, Pakistan, and Nepal banned the manufacture of veterinary formulations of the
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac. This action was taken to halt the …

Two resident and two local migratory vulture species are reported in the Mudumalai Tiger
Reserve of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The early population estimates from the region …

Avian electrocutions are regularly documented worldwide. Electrocutions are thought to
affect avian populations in Asia, but regional research has not been widely disseminated. In …

We randomly selected 103 households and conducted a face-to-face interview in one of the
Important Bird Areas of Nepal during the summer of 2004. We used referendum-type …

Although Gyps vulture populations were probably declining slowly in many parts of the world
during the 20th century, a very different situation existed in India, Nepal and Pakistan. Here …

Veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, diclofenac is responsible for the
population collapse of resident vulture species in India. Conservation efforts, including a ban …