Malcolm wrote:

...

Rather than just "pollution in the environment", the vultures were
killed by a specific drug, diclofenac, being used to treat sick cattle.
It causes kidney failure and rapid death in the vultures. The drug is
now being phased out.

Diclofenac doesn't cure anything, it's just a pain killer. What a way to
run a farm!

Jerry
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