Vulture restaurant

A vulture restaurant is a site where carrion is deposited for endangered vultures to feed on.[1]

The survival of vultures in some areas is threatened by a variety of circumstances, including loss of habitat and diminishing food sources.[1] In Nepal, vulture deaths have been caused by the ingestion of diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory medication used to treat cattle on whose carcasses the vultures feed.[2]

Vulture restaurants operate in a number of countries, including Nepal,[2] India,[3] Cambodia,[4] South Africa,[5] Swaziland,[1] and Spain.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Jason G. Goldman (15 October 2014). "To save the scavengers, open up vulture restaurants". Conservation Magazine. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 Gopal Sharma (7 February 2012). "Nepal's vulture "restaurants" for endangered birds". Reuters. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Vijay Pinjarkar (6 September 2014). "Forest dept to open seventh vulture 'restaurant' in Gadchiroli today". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vulture Restaurants". Wildlife Conservation Society. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Jonathan Webb (24 September 2014). "Hyenas, jackals feast at vulture restaurants". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Daniel Martín-Vega, Arturo Baz (10 August 2001). "Could the ‘vulture restaurants’ be a lifeboat for the recently rediscovered bone-skippers (Diptera: Piophilidae)?". Journal of Insect Conservation. (Click the Look Inside button). Retrieved 27 February 2015. (Subscription required (help)).

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