Image credit: Wikimedia Commons In 1985, the Indian white-backed vulture was described as one of “the most abundant large bird of prey in the world.” Since then, things have changed dramatically. Since the 1990s, the population has dropped by more than 97 percent and conservationists believe that the species is reaching the point of unavoidable extinction. The culprit: Diclofenac, a bovine painkiller that poisons the birds. In spite of bans, … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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