| diclofenac poisoning is widespread in declining vulture populations across the indian subcontinent. | recent declines in the populations of three species of vultures in the indian subcontinent are among the most rapid ever recorded in any bird species. evidence from a previous study of one of these species, gyps bengalensis, in the punjab province of pakistan, strongly implicates mortality caused by ingestion of residues of the veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac as the major cause of the decline. we show that a high proportion of gyps bengalensis and g. indicus found dead ... | 2004 | 15801603 |