Comments on: India’s Vulture Population Has Plummeted from 40 Million to 60,000 – Poisoned by Drug Diclofenac http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Murali Krihsna http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-281141 Murali Krihsna Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:44:30 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-281141 15 years before I have seen Indian Vultures number of places at highway road side and also I am thinking about them like lost my good friends from last 15 year. It will be really good to see conservation progamme is on. 15 years before I have seen Indian Vultures number of places at highway road side and also I am thinking about them like lost my good friends from last 15 year. It will be really good to see conservation progamme is on.

]]> By: ‘Die’-clofenac: Human Wonder Drug Hurling India’s Vultures Toward Extinction « Bush Warriors http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-280186 ‘Die’-clofenac: Human Wonder Drug Hurling India’s Vultures Toward Extinction « Bush Warriors Sun, 04 Sep 2011 16:57:56 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-280186 [...] significant losses is also quite worrisome. Only two or three decades ago, there were an estimated 40 million vultures living in India. Now, less than 60,000 [...] [...] significant losses is also quite worrisome. Only two or three decades ago, there were an estimated 40 million vultures living in India. Now, less than 60,000 [...]

]]> By: ‘Die’-clofenac: Human Wonder Drug Hurling India’s Vultures Toward Extinction - Bush Warriors http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-280167 ‘Die’-clofenac: Human Wonder Drug Hurling India’s Vultures Toward Extinction - Bush Warriors Sun, 28 Aug 2011 08:21:31 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-280167 [...] losses is also quite worrisome.  Only two or three decades ago, there were an estimated 40 million vultures living in India.  Now, less than 60,000 [...] [...] losses is also quite worrisome.  Only two or three decades ago, there were an estimated 40 million vultures living in India.  Now, less than 60,000 [...]

]]> By: ‘Die’-clofenac: Human Wonder Drug Hurling India’s Vultures Toward Extinction « Bush Warriors: Stop Poaching and Bushmeat http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-185422 ‘Die’-clofenac: Human Wonder Drug Hurling India’s Vultures Toward Extinction « Bush Warriors: Stop Poaching and Bushmeat Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:04:05 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-185422 [...] losses is also quite worrisome.  Only two or three decades ago, there were an estimated 40 million vultures living in India.  Now, less than 60,000 [...] [...] losses is also quite worrisome.  Only two or three decades ago, there were an estimated 40 million vultures living in India.  Now, less than 60,000 [...]

]]> By: Quazi Ahmed Hussain http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-140788 Quazi Ahmed Hussain Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:11:19 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-140788 The reason why we need vultures has not been mentioned in the article above. Now it's clear to us that vulture is one of our most helpful birds to mankind on earth. By scavenging on carcasses of dead and rotten livestock; they minimize the chances of spread of deadly diseases to a great extent. Their digestion system can absorb rotten meat by killing all the bacteria contained in it. Whereas their droppings do not contain any pathogens - a feature absent with other scavengers like dogs, crows or rats. Moreover, none of them can clean up the carcass like the vulture does. The reason why we need vultures has not been mentioned in the article above.

Now it’s clear to us that vulture is one of our most helpful birds to mankind on earth. By scavenging on carcasses of dead and rotten livestock; they minimize the chances of spread of deadly diseases to a great extent. Their digestion system can absorb rotten meat by killing all the bacteria contained in it. Whereas their droppings do not contain any pathogens – a feature absent with other scavengers like dogs, crows or rats. Moreover, none of them can clean up the carcass like the vulture does.

]]> By: 200 Bearded Vultures Spotted Near India-China Border : EcoWorldly http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-62402 200 Bearded Vultures Spotted Near India-China Border : EcoWorldly Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:22:57 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-62402 [...] to forest officials, bearded vultures were spared India’s massive diclofenac poisoning that killed over 97% of the country’s vultures because they inhabit higher elevations in regions where cattle have not been given the [...] [...] to forest officials, bearded vultures were spared India’s massive diclofenac poisoning that killed over 97% of the country’s vultures because they inhabit higher elevations in regions where cattle have not been given the [...]

]]> By: sr chauhan http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-62400 sr chauhan Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:23:29 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-62400 iam a resident of village talehan gram panchayat bindla tehsil karsog district mandi himachal pradesh. there are nearaobout 500-1000 vultures in the valley. but it is very miserable that there is a proposal for the installation of a cement plant by a french company namely lafarge india pvt. ltd. the whole houses of the vulture are situated in the area which is to be acquired by the company for the mining area. my question is that which is important - instllation of cement plant or environment ? i think the vulture is the main protector of the environment. they must be saved instead of installation of cement plant. iam a resident of village talehan gram panchayat bindla tehsil karsog district mandi himachal pradesh. there are nearaobout 500-1000 vultures in the valley. but it is very miserable that there is a proposal for the installation of a cement plant by a french company namely lafarge india pvt. ltd. the whole houses of the vulture are situated in the area which is to be acquired by the company for the mining area. my question is that which is important – instllation of cement plant or environment ? i think the vulture is the main protector of the environment. they must be saved instead of installation of cement plant.

]]> By: International Vulture Awareness Day 2009 is Almost Here! : EcoWorldly http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-62401 International Vulture Awareness Day 2009 is Almost Here! : EcoWorldly Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:35:46 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-62401 [...] 40 million birds to just 60,000. Nepal and Pakistan also lost nearly 95% of their vultures. The vultures were the victims of widespread poisoning by the use of diclofenac in [...] [...] 40 million birds to just 60,000. Nepal and Pakistan also lost nearly 95% of their vultures. The vultures were the victims of widespread poisoning by the use of diclofenac in [...]

]]> By: Vulture Conservation Efforts in Namibia Threatened by Illegal Poisoning : EcoWorldly http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-62398 Vulture Conservation Efforts in Namibia Threatened by Illegal Poisoning : EcoWorldly Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:32:03 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-62398 [...] livestock with certain drugs - has had catastrophic effects on vulture populations. In India, the vulture population was decimated from 40 million to just 60,000, as a result of the use of diclofenac in livestock. This resulted in three species being classified [...] [...] livestock with certain drugs – has had catastrophic effects on vulture populations. In India, the vulture population was decimated from 40 million to just 60,000, as a result of the use of diclofenac in livestock. This resulted in three species being classified [...]

]]> By: Decreasing Vulture Population Linked to EU Regulations on Carcass Removal : EcoWorldly http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/07/24/indias-vulture-population-has-plummeted-from-40-million-to-60000-poisoned-by-drug-diclofenac/comment-page-1/#comment-62397 Decreasing Vulture Population Linked to EU Regulations on Carcass Removal : EcoWorldly Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:09:20 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=3265#comment-62397 [...] the vultures. This “vulture restauant” approach appears to be working in Nepal, where 95% of the vulture population was poisoned by livestock contaminated with diclofenac, and Pakistan has recently opened its first vulture [...] [...] the vultures. This “vulture restauant” approach appears to be working in Nepal, where 95% of the vulture population was poisoned by livestock contaminated with diclofenac, and Pakistan has recently opened its first vulture [...]

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