Decide which of the following pair of causes of depletion and victimised species is correct regarding the depletion of biodiversity –
(a) Introduction of exotic species → One-horned Rhinoceros
(b) Pollution → Royal Bengal Tiger
(c) Global warming and climatic change → Polar Bear
(d) Hunting and Poaching → Vulture
(d) Hunting and Poaching → Vulture
Explanation
Hunting and poaching have severely affected the vulture population in India due to the use of veterinary drugs like diclofenac in livestock, which are fatal to vultures when they consume carcasses. Introduction of exotic species, pollution, and global warming affect different species but the correct widely documented cause of drastic vulture population decline is hunting and poaching.
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