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Fig. 1 Vulture distribution in India
would attract insects transmitting diseases to both livestock and humans by contamination of the soil and water. Here, it must be mentioned that vultures’ highlycorrosive stomach acids (pH range 0–1) are able to attack bacteria and viruses (https://
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016), thus preventing the spread of livestock fatal diseases like anthrax and rabies. So, these natural “garbage bins” (Cheung
and De Vantier 2006) are recognized to be the most efficient scavenger species. Also,
S. Bhattacharyya et al.
Fig. 1 Vulture distribution in India
would attract insects transmitting diseases to both livestock and humans by contamination of the soil and water. Here, it must be mentioned that vultures’ highlycorrosive stomach acids (pH range 0–1) are able to attack bacteria and viruses (https://
www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016), thus preventing the spread of livestock fatal diseases like anthrax and rabies. So, these natural “garbage bins” (Cheung
and De Vantier 2006) are recognized to be the most efficient scavenger species. Also,