tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post3406753968987628672..comments2024-03-21T00:59:27.758+00:00Comments on The Word Den: Word To Use Today: vultureSally Pruehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-64411982640172244122011-09-04T13:58:08.955+01:002011-09-04T13:58:08.955+01:00It's too terrible to think about....oh dear!It's too terrible to think about....oh dear!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-91357774203803531742011-09-03T10:00:53.012+01:002011-09-03T10:00:53.012+01:00The problem seems to be mostly in India and Nepal....The problem seems to be mostly in India and Nepal. The good news is that the drug Meloxicam is proving a good substitute for Diclofenac. <br />The consequences of the decline of the vultures are truly enormous. The increase in the dog population has led to an estimated 50,000 extra human deaths from rabies, and it's also caused an increase in the leopard population, which are beginning to come into towns - and taking small children when the opportunity arises.Sally Pruehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999389456442530903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954227388486879706.post-85836562517310735712011-09-02T15:23:52.958+01:002011-09-02T15:23:52.958+01:00This blog is most educational - a positive public ...This blog is most educational - a positive public service, really. I had NO IDEA about any of this and am now worried about the poor vultures. Is this horrid poison just used in India? How are vultures faring everywhere else? I am fond of them because of their name being bracketed with CULTURE! There's a lovely ad on the Tube in London showing a Vulture at a concert or some such! Dead clever...or in the case of vultures, NOT DEAD....I hope!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.com