The Population Decline of Gyps Vultures in India and Nepal Has Slowed since Veterinary Use of Diclofenac was Banned

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Prakash, Vibhu ^a   Bishwakarma, Mohan Chandra ^b   Chaudhary, Anand ^b   Cuthbert, Richard ^c   Dave, Ruchi ^a   Kulkarni, Mandar ^a   Kumar, Sashi ^a   Paudel, Khadananda ^b   Ranade, Sachin ^a   Shringarpure, Rohan ^a   Green, Rhys E ^c,d  

^a BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY   (India)

^b Bird Conservation Nepal   (Nepal)

^c RSPB CENTRE FOR CONSERVATION SCIENCE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIRD; CARCASS; CARNIVORE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GYPS BENGALENSIS; GYPS INDICUS; GYPS TENUIROSTRIS; INDIA; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; TREND STUDY; UNGULATE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DICLOFENAC; FALCONIFORMES; FOOD SUPPLY; INDIA; NEPAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

GYPS; GYPS AFRICANUS; GYPS BENGALENSIS; GYPS INDICUS; GYPS TENUIROSTRIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84868709233     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049118     Document Type: Article

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