Appreciating Vultures: Nature's Clean-Up Crew

TL;DR
The decline of vultures due to toxic painkillers has led to increased carcass decomposition time, proliferation of disease-carrying bacteria, and a rise in feral dogs, highlighting the crucial role of scavengers in maintaining human health and ecosystem stability.
Topics:worldenvironment#disease-control#ecosystem-health#environment#extinction-risk#scavengers#vultures
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