Identify the name of the project as per the following information.

This project was initiated for the protection of a particular species, the population of which was declining because of diclofenac poisoning from cattle carcasses. Between 1992 and 2007, the said species' population has declined by 97%.

Project Tiger

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Project Rhino

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Project Vulture

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Project Great Indian Bustard

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The correct option is C Project Vulture
Project Vulture was started for the protection of Indian Vultures. In 2003, scientists identified diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat livestock, as the main cause for this decline. Vultures eating the carcasses of animals recently treated with the drug died from severe kidney failure within weeks of ingesting it. The drug is now banned in India for the same reason.

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