Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:57am on 29 Jul 2024,Monday India
A new study highlights the severe impact of India’s vulture population decline on human health. Researchers found that the near-extinction of vultures, caused by the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac in cattle, led to an estimated 5 lakh human deaths between 2000 and 2005. The loss of vultures, which are crucial for carcass disposal, allowed harmful bacteria to proliferate, increasing death rates in affected areas by 4.7%. The economic cost of this decline was pegged at $69.4 billion annually.
