New danger for European vultures ?

[vogelcommando]

The drug that almost whipped out Asian vultures now also avaible in Spain and Italy :
Vulture-killing drug on sale in Europe | News | Birdwatch Magazine

 

[IanRRobinson]

The drug that almost whipped out Asian vultures now also avaible in Spain and Italy :
Vulture-killing drug on sale in Europe | News | Birdwatch Magazine

This is indeed a sad and sorry saga. A rich company would appear to be showing less than ethical behaviour....Vulture Project

 

[vogelcommando]

Another article about the subject :
Wildlife Extra News - Vulture killing drug now available on EU market

 

[eduardo_Brazil]

Im just wondering when troubles will start in Latin America, once Diclofenac is sold freely without control both for human and veterinary treatment for many years already!!

 

[IanRRobinson]

Im just wondering when troubles will start in Latin America, once Diclofenac is sold freely without control both for human and veterinary treatment for many years already!!

Although Neotropical "vultures" are very distant cousins of the vultures of Europe, Africa and Asia. Would that make a difference, perhaps?

 

[eduardo_Brazil]

Although Neotropical "vultures" are very distant cousins of the vultures of Europe, Africa and Asia. Would that make a difference, perhaps?

I think this must be the case,but cannot finnd any paper/ research one it. We have declines but nothing like happened in Índia and neighbour countries and our vultures are totally different only having same feeding habits than those killed, so who knows!?