The slowdown in the economy may be affecting diners eating out, but even vultures are partial to dining at "restaurants.” The number of raptors partaking of diclofenac-free cattle carcasses has declined at several centers set up in Maharashtra. The eateries refer to a 650 sq m stony ground at a clearing in a forest or sanctuary, adjoining a water source, where the birds can feed, noted the Indian Express (IE) of February 16, 2020. The first such facility was set up five years ago at Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, followed by five other such facilities in the state, noted IE.
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