carrion
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Dizzying Decline of the Indian Vulture
The unique dietary habits of vultures make them critical to many ecosystems, but also susceptible to the fatal effects of harmful chemicals consumed by other animals
Species
Scavenger Hunt: Hail the Clean-up Crew
By consuming decaying matter, creatures that scavenge play an important role in the ecosystem. They keep the environment clean, contain disease, and help recycle nutrients
Wild Vault
How Scavengers Keep the Ecosystem Clean
Vultures and other scavengers not only clear decaying animal corpses, protecting us from disease, but their absence could also destabilise entire ecosystems
Wild Vault
Trash is on the Menu for the Critically Endangered Greater Adjutant
Guwahati needs to address the larger issue of waste management if this carrion-feeding bird species is to have a future
Conservation