India’s ecosystem has been dramatically disrupted by the plummeting population of its vultures: Stray dogs are now one of the top scavengers, and they are spreading rabies to humans. The new availability of extra food left behind by the dwindling number of vultures is a having a catastrophic effect on India’s ecosystem. It has led to a population explosion in stray dogs, who are reportedly “hunting in packs, thus posing a threat to humans as well as wildlife.” Diseases such […]