News reports of vultures being reintroduced at Doongerwadi are premature. A study is still underway to gauge the risks that "the use of vulture-toxic, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in human bodies will pose to the birds, when the bodies are brought to Doongerwadi,” says Dr Kazveen Umrigar, conservation breeding specialist with The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) at a meeting on April 17, 2024. "The idea is to release captive bred vultures at Doongerwadi premises, in case it is deemed to be a safe environment for the birds.”
Elucidating on the matter, she added, "The threat is that painkillers like diclofenac......