Overview
- Indian Veterinary Research Institute toxicology found lethal carbofuran in vulture organs, dog tissue, and cooked rice collected from the site.
- Investigators say the birds died after eating dog carcasses, following rice bait laced with the insecticide that killed the dogs.
- The mass deaths, discovered April 7 in farm fields near Semrai village in the Bhira range, also left five vultures unconscious who were treated and released.
- Forest officials registered an FIR under the Wildlife Protection Act and are working with police to trace suspects for prosecution.
- The department plans village outreach on the dangers to people and wildlife from carbofuran, which India restricts to 3% granules.