This is the reason 2 species of vultures here in Pakistan are near extinct. Not direct poison but the use of a particular medication given to horses, donkeys, cows and cattle in general for energy. They're fresh next morning after a tough day. But its terrible for vultures.
The other reason being humans competing for the dead. The collection of dead animals.
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SnokenKeekaGuard @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 7mon
The main cause of the decline was identified as kidney failure caused by the drug diclofenac, which was commonly given to cattle to reduce joint pain. It is thought that diclofenac poisoned vultures that ate the flesh of dead cattle. Diclofenac bans were enacted in India, Pakistan and Nepal in 2006.
They are currently critically endangered. These are old world vultures.
Wikipedia actually had the info lol. The drug is still widely used.
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Successful_Try543 @feddit.org - 7mon
AfaIk, in humans Diclofenac is used against joint pain. In cattle it's used to make them fat.
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SnokenKeekaGuard @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 7mon
The original explanation of improving energy is what someone from the wildlife department phrased it as when I talked to him.
And the joint pain makes sense to me in that context. But I'm no expert on my own
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Successful_Try543 @feddit.org - 7mon
You're right. I've had the wrong substance in mind.
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SnokenKeekaGuard @lemmy.dbzer0.com - 7mon
Oh thanks for checking. Appreciate that
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swelter_spark @reddthat.com - 7mon
I hate the practice of using poison in the wild. It's too easy to spread beyond its intended target.
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acockworkorange - 7mon
Are poachers poisoning elephants to harvest their tusks?
throws_lemy in biodiversity
More than 100 vultures die after eating elephant poisoned by poachers
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/vultures-killed-cape-town-kruger-b2747119.htmlThis is the reason 2 species of vultures here in Pakistan are near extinct. Not direct poison but the use of a particular medication given to horses, donkeys, cows and cattle in general for energy. They're fresh next morning after a tough day. But its terrible for vultures.
The other reason being humans competing for the dead. The collection of dead animals.
The main cause of the decline was identified as kidney failure caused by the drug diclofenac, which was commonly given to cattle to reduce joint pain. It is thought that diclofenac poisoned vultures that ate the flesh of dead cattle. Diclofenac bans were enacted in India, Pakistan and Nepal in 2006.
They are currently critically endangered. These are old world vultures.
Wikipedia actually had the info lol. The drug is still widely used.
AfaIk, in humans Diclofenac is used against joint pain. In cattle it's used to make them fat.The original explanation of improving energy is what someone from the wildlife department phrased it as when I talked to him.
And the joint pain makes sense to me in that context. But I'm no expert on my own
You're right. I've had the wrong substance in mind.
Oh thanks for checking. Appreciate that
I hate the practice of using poison in the wild. It's too easy to spread beyond its intended target.
Are poachers poisoning elephants to harvest their tusks?