Is malaria the cause for decline in the wild population of the Indian White-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis)?

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Is malaria the cause for decline in the wild population of the Indian White-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis)? [1]

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The populations of three species of Gyps vultures have shown a decline of more than 95% between 1988 and 1999 in the Indian subcontinent and are now classified as

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25/02/2009

Author(s): Ajay Poharkar [2], P. Anuradha Reddy [3], Vilas A. Gadge & et al [4]

Source: Current Science [5]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/malaria-cause-decline-wild-population-indian-white-backed-vulture-gyps-bengalensis

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