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Soumya Sunder Chakraborty
Researcher at Bombay Natural History Society
Publications - 5
Citations - 220
Soumya Sunder Chakraborty is an academic researcher from Bombay Natural History Society. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gyps & Vulture. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 175 citations.
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Effectiveness of action in India to reduce exposure of gyps vultures to the toxic veterinary drug diclofenac
Richard J. Cuthbert,Mark A. Taggart,Mark A. Taggart,Vibhu Prakash,Mohini Saini,Devendra Swarup,Suchitra Upreti,Rafael Mateo,Soumya Sunder Chakraborty,Parag Deori,Rhys E. Green,Rhys E. Green +11 more
TL;DR: Modelling of the impact of this reduction in diclofenac on the expected rate of decline of the oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) in India indicates that the decline rate has decreased to 40% of the rate before the ban, but is still likely to be rapid.
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Avian scavengers and the threat from veterinary pharmaceuticals.
Richard J. Cuthbert,Richard J. Cuthbert,Mark A. Taggart,Vibhu Prakash,Soumya Sunder Chakraborty,Parag Deori,Toby H. Galligan,Mandar Kulkarni,Sachin P. Ranade,Mohini Saini,Anil Kumar Sharma,Rohan Shringarpure,Rhys E. Green,Rhys E. Green +13 more
TL;DR: The study shows that one pharmaceutical product has had a devastating impact on Asia's vultures and large-scale research and survey were needed to detect, diagnose and quantify the problem and measure the response to remedial actions.
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Recent changes in populations of Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India
Prakash,Toby H. Galligan,Soumya Sunder Chakraborty,Ruchi Dave,Kulkarni,Nikita Prakash,Rohan Shringarpure,Sachin P. Ranade,Rhys E. Green +8 more
TL;DR: A series of road transect surveys conducted across northern, central, western and north-eastern India since the early 1990s were analyzed to estimate recent population trends.
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Assessing the ongoing threat from veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India
Richard J. Cuthbert,Ruchi Dave,Soumya Sunder Chakraborty,Sashi Kumar,Satya Prakash,Sachin P. Ranade,Vibhu Prakash +6 more
TL;DR: To provide a safer environment for vultures in South Asia, it is recommended to reduce the size of vials of diclofenac meant for human use, to increase the costs of illegal veterinary use, and taking action against pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacies flouting the dicL ofenac ban.
Assessing the ongoing threat from veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India Richard J. Cuthbert ,R uchiDave ,S oumya SunderChakraborty SashiKumar ,S atyaPrakash ,S achin P. Ranadeand VibhuPrakash
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a survey of.250 veterinary and general pharmacies in 11 Indian states from November 2007 to June 2010 to evaluate the effectiveness of the diclofenac ban and found that 50% of the drugs had paracetamol (acetaminophen) as a second ingredient.