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Vultures on the verge of extinction in India

Vultures on the verge of extinction in India

Rediff.com2 May 2008

Vultures are on the verge of extinction in India with nearly 98 per cent of the birds having died in the past 16 years due to the use of an anti-inflamatory drug 'diclofenac' on livestock which causes kidney failure in the birds.