The population decline of Gyps vultures in India and Nepal has slowed since veterinary use of diclofenac was banned.

The population decline of Gyps vultures in India and Nepal has slowed since veterinary use of diclofenac was banned.

Populations of oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) and slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) crashed during the mid-1990s throughout the Indian subcontinent. Surveys in India, initially conducted in 1991-1993 and repeated in 2000, 2002, 2003 and...

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Main Authors: Vibhu Prakash, Mohan Chandra Bishwakarma, Anand Chaudhary, Richard Cuthbert, Ruchi Dave, Mandar Kulkarni, Sashi Kumar, Khadananda Paudel, Sachin Ranade, Rohan Shringarpure, Rhys E Green
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3492300?pdf=render

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