Conservation win for Bangladesh as efforts to halt vulture decline pay off

Vultures were a common sight across the Indian subcontinent until the late 1980s. But the excessive use of some veterinary drugs for cattle, which are toxic to the scavengers, and loss of habitat, led to a drastic fall in vulture numbers in the wild. By 2017, some species’ populations had fallen by 95%. However, in … Continue reading Conservation win for Bangladesh as efforts to halt vulture decline pay off