Vultures

Men unload cow and goat carcasses at a dump that was once filled with vultures January 30, 2005 near Chandigarh, India. Farmers lament the fact that there are no longer any vultures to clear the rotting debris away quickly. Thebird has been dying rapidly from eating the poisened carcasses of cattle that had the drug Diclofenic used to aleviate pain. (Ami Vitale)