Removing the threat of diclofenac to critically endangered Asian vultures.

Removing the threat of diclofenac to critically endangered Asian vultures.

Veterinary use of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drug diclofenac in South Asia has resulted in the collapse of populations of three vulture species of the genus Gyps to the most severe category of global extinction risk. Vultures are exposed to diclofenac when scavenging on livestock tre...

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Main Authors: Gerry Swan, Vinasan Naidoo, Richard Cuthbert, Rhys E Green, Deborah J Pain, Devendra Swarup, Vibhu Prakash, Mark Taggart, Lizette Bekker, Devojit Das, Jörg Diekmann, Maria Diekmann, Elmarié Killian, Andy Meharg, Ramesh Chandra Patra, Mohini Saini, Kerri Wolter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-03-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040066

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