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How Decline of Indian Vultures Led to 500,000 Human Deaths

How Decline of Indian Vultures Led to 500,000 Human Deaths

Author(s): Soutik Biswas

Publication Date: 2024

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More than two decades ago, India’s vultures began dying because of a drug used to treat sick cows. The unintentional decimation of these heavy, scavenging birds allowed deadly bacteria and infections to proliferate, leading to the deaths of about half a million people over five years.

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