The decline of the vulture
The relationship of Parsee people and vultures and the decline in their numbers in India
The relationship of Parsee people and vultures and the decline in their numbers in India. How vultures and their consumption of decaying and dead bodies has been viewed as a form of conservation by the Parsee, but a decline in the number of vultures is causing concern and fears for the delicate ecosystem there - in a society that does not believe in burial or cremation.
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