How a ₹2 Painkiller Wiped Out India's 40 Million Vultures

Diclofenac, a cheap veterinary painkiller costing just ₹2, triggered one of the fastest wildlife collapses in recorded history — wiping out around 40 million vultures across India. When cattle treated with the drug died and vultures fed on their carcasses, the painkiller caused fatal kidney failure in the birds, sending populations into freefall within years. This documentary-style video explores the full story: how a routine livestock medicine entered the food chain, why the loss of vultures mattered so deeply for both ecosystems and human health, and how scientists and conservationists raced to protect the species before it was too late. It is a compelling account of unintended consequences, ecological fragility, and the urgent conservation efforts that followed one of India's most devastating environmental crises. #Vultures #Diclofenac #WildlifeConservation #IndiaWildlife #Ecology #Lykstage #LykstageVideo #LykstageCreator #LykstageCommunity