Question

Vultures, which were very common in our countryside a few years ago, are rarely seen nowadays. This is attributed to one of the following:

A Destruction of their nesting sites by new invasive species Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B A drug used by cattle owners for treating their diseased cattle Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Scarcity of food available to them Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D A widespread, persistent and fatal disease amongst them Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

• Diclofenac, a drug used by cattle owners for treating their cattle is very harmful for the vultures. • After the vultures consume the dead carcass of cattle with diclofenac in their bodies, the organs of vultures fail, resulting in their death.

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