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Europe's vultures at risk

Richard MurieJuly 17, 2014

In 2013, Spain approved the use of the drug 'diclofenac' in cattle. This anti-inflammatory drug is banned in other countries such as India, after it was found to have killed the vultures who fed on the dead animals treated with the drug. Environmentalists fear the use of the drug in Europe could decimate its vulture population.

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