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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2006-03-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0040066 |