Tuesday, June 3, 2014

BIRDS AT RISK- Nepal



Large varieties of bird prey and some eagles are at risk due to the use of anti-inflammatory veterinary drug namely, Diclofenac. Despite a ban, the drug is being used in Nepal, India and Pakistan since 2006. Three Asian vulture species including oriental white-backed vulture, long-billed vulture, and slender-billed vulture witnessed a decline by more than 99 per cent since the late 1990s, which is prompting the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to classify their status as critically endangered.
May 28
http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/05/28/capital/eagles-also-suspectible-to-vulture-killing-drug-study/390153.html

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