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Species on the brink - White-rumped Vulture [BBC 2006-07-20]

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Conservationists are now hoping for a similar recovery in South Asian vultures.

Twenty years ago the white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) was found in vast flocks in India. Numbers have fallen by over 90% through accidental poisoning by a veterinary drug. Banning the drug may bring a return to the bird's former glory.

Image: RSPB

Source: BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk

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Indian White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) though less so than it was long believed to the White-backed Vulture. Its alternate name, Oriental White-backed Vulture, is a leftover from that time.
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