How did vultures went extinct in India?

DELHI // Vultures are on the verge of extinction in India because a banned drug is still being used illegally to treat suffering cattle. ... Pakistan and Nepal in 2006 - but a survey for the journal Oryx found that more than a third of the 250 Indian pharmacies investigated were still selling diclofenac in some form. read more

Carcass disposal- As our civic bodies are getting better in removing and destroying animal carcasses, the vultures are getting lesser and lesser food as a side effect. There just isn't enough food for thriving vulture population. read more

As the vulture die-off continues, raptor specialists assess the consequences. In India it seems to have sparked population booms for rats and feral dogs, which carry leptospirosis and rabies. Ecological economists estimate the health-associated costs from India's dearth of vultures at $34 billion over 14 years. read more