The good news is that the fall of vultures in South Asia, particularly India, has stopped and is even reversing in the case of some species such as the white-backed vulture.
A research paper in journal Science , titled “Pollution, politics and vultures,” says the 2006 ban on manufacture, import and sale of painkiller diclofenac for veterinary use, a cause for vulture mortality, and the timely response of the governments in India have helped.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/vultures-back-brink
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/chander-suta-dogra
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vulture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bombay-natural-history-society-bnhs
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-health-and-family-welfare
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
