Discover 10 rare vulture species and fascinating facts about them
Vultures are crucial for a healthy ecosystem. They prevent disease outbreaks by consuming animal carcasses. Many vulture ...
BBC3 个月
How decline of Indian vultures led to 500,000 human deaths
Mr Frank and his co-author Anant Sudarshan compared human death rates in Indian districts that once thrived with vultures to those with historically low vulture populations, both before and after ...
THE WEEK3 个月
How loss of India's vultures might have led to half a million deaths
which caused toxic substances to "leach into waterways used by people". The vulture wipeout was later attributed to diclofenac, and India banned the use of the drug in 2006. Pakistan and Nepal ...
来自MSN3 个月
Shift in India's Vulture Population Linked to Half a Million Human Deaths
they overlaid data on vulture habitat from BirdLife International, drug sales in India between 1991 and 2003 (especially diclofenac and rabies vaccinations), human health outcomes from Vital ...
Business Today4 个月
Nearly 1,00,000 humans are dying every year due to decline in Indian vultures: Study
A study by economists Eyal G. Frank and Anant Sudarshan reveals the devastating impact of the collapse of India's vulture population on human health, potentially contributing to thousands of ...
Business Insider India4 年
Vulture-killing drug still being sold in India: Researchers
New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) More than a decade after being banned, a vulture-toxic drug is still being prescribed in pharmacies across India, according to an undercover investigation led by a group ...