India banned the use of diclofenac 16 years ago. It is now only permitted for human use. But diclofenac is being misused for cattle treatments. “Such treatments are usually prescribed by quacks,” says Vibhu Prakash, deputy director, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). Here, a Eurasian Griffon and a cinereous vulture are seen in Jorbeer in Rajasthan.
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan every day. The reserve falls under the vulture international flyway