Vultures facing extinction in India

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Updated February 20, 2009 12:39:00

The Vulture may be a bird that is reviled by many as a scavenger but it plays a vital role in the food chain.

In India that role is being disrupted. The Vulture is experiencing what's considered an unprecedented decline for any species of animal on the planet. Fifteen years ago vulture numbers were estimated to be between 40 and 80 million birds, but now only a mere few thousand remain.

Presenter: Adrian Page
Speakers: Chris Bowden, manager of the Vulture Recovery Programme for India and Nepal;Dr. R. B. Lal who is Inspector General of Forests for the Government of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests Dr. G. N. Gongal Medical Officer for Communicable Diseases with the World Health Organisation

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