A dramatic decline in India's vulture population has been linked to an increase of half a million human deaths. Vultures, once key in disposing of animal carcasses, have seen their numbers plummet due to poisoning by veterinary drugs. This has led to a rise in rotting carcasses, boosting the population of disease-carrying rats and feral dogs and subsequently increasing the spread of deadly diseases to humans.
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