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Extinction threat to vultures [1]

Satna: The population of one of nature's strongest scavenger --'vultures' -- is dwindling in Gidhhkoot mountain of Madhya Pradesh's Satna district in an alarming rate.

The reason of this steep fall of the rare specie is contaminated meat.

Publication Date: 
11/02/2009
Central Chronicle (Bhopal) [2]
Tags:
Livestock [3], Endangered Species [4], Vulture [5], Satna (D) [6], Toxic Wastes [7]
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