11. Forty Million Vultures
Description
This episode tells the story of the near-extinction of Asian vultures.
In the mid-nineties, millions of vultures began dying, all across the Asian subcontinent. Teams of scientists scrambled to find the cause and to save the remaining birds.
I talked to Chris Bowden of SAVE (Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction) about this remarkable conservation effort - spanning decades - as well as the underappreciated value and beauty of these magnificent birds.
Photo Credit: Oriental White-Backed Vulture by Nikita Prakash
https://save-vultures.org/how-you-can-help-2/
https://save-vultures.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SpaceToSurvive.pdf
Articles referenced:
https://india.mongabay.com/2018/02/declining-vulture-population-can-cause-a-health-crisis/
https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/poison-pill-the-mysterious-die-off-of-indias-vultures
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2011/sep/28/painkiller-increase-heart-attack-risk
Clips used:
Wednesday Addams once said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSho6btj40c
Acid, Poop and Barf: Vultures' secret weapons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBhJlCxnt8
House of the Dragons, HBO Max. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DotnJ7tTA34
Why I Love Vultures (Munir Virani). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhyzTTaMN7E
Nature Magic podcast (featuring Eanna Ni Lamhna). https://www.naturemagic.ie/podcast/episode/7a0e9d79/episode-56-eanna-ni-lamhna-is-passionate-about-our-wild-world
Featured music:
Ray Of Hope by JayJen | https://soundcloud.com/jayjenmusic
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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