What happens when humans meddle with nature?

Seven ways in which our destruction of the natural world has led to deadly outcomesIn the early 1990s, vultures across India started dying inexplicably. Long-billed, slender-billed and oriental white-backed vultures declined to the brink of extinction, with the number of India ’s most common three vulture species falling by more than97% between 1992 and 2007. Six other species were in sharp decline too. Scientists started testing the dead birds and worked outthey had been exposed to diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug routinely given to cattle in south Asia at the time. The vultures fed on the carcasses of cows and were poisoned.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Environment Bees Coral Tsunamis Amphibians Birds Malaria Marine life Wildlife World news Endangered habitats Endangered species Source Type: news