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Collapse of Asian vulture populations: risk of mortality from residues of the veterinary drug diclofenac in carcasses of treated cattle

Rhys E. Green, Auteur ; Mark A. Taggart, Auteur ; Devojit Das, Auteur ; Deborah J. Pain, Auteur ; C. Sashi Kumar, Auteur ; Andrew A. Cunningham, Auteur ; Richard Cuthbert, Auteur

Dans Journal of Applied Ecology (43(5) OCT 2006)

1. The populations of three species of South Asian vultures (Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus and Gyps tenuirostris) have declined rapidly within the last decade and all are now critically endangered. Veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-infla[...]

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Diclofenac is toxic to the Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis

Devojit Das, Auteur ; Richard J. Cuthbert, Auteur ; Ram D. Jakati, Auteur ; Vibhu Prakash, Auteur

Dans Bird Conservation International (21(1) MAR 2011)

Veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac has been shown to be the major cause of the collapse of populations of three Gyps vulture species endemic to South Asia. The White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis, Ind[...]

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