J. Lindsay Oaks

TL;DR: Results are provided that directly correlate residues of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac with renal failure and renal failure in the Oriental white-backed vulture (OWBV) and it is proposed that residues of veterinary diclotenac are responsible for the OWBV decline.

TL;DR: It is suggested that diclofenac is likely to be toxic to all eight Gyps species, and that G. africanus, which is phylogenetically close to G. bengalensis, would be a suitable surrogate for the safety testing of alternative drugs to diclotenac.

TL;DR: In radiographs of selected portions of the remains of 38 deer supplied by cooperating, licensed hunters in 2002–2004, radiographs found metal fragments broadly distributed along wound channels suggest a high potential for scavenger exposure to lead.

TL;DR: It is concluded that people risk exposure to bioavailable lead from bullet fragments when they eat venison from deer killed with standard lead-based rifle bullets and processed under normal procedures.

TL;DR: It may be some years before diclofenac is removed from the vultures' food supply, and captive populations of three vulture species have been established to provide sources of birds for future reintroduction programmes.