Despite its importance, determining the value or worth of biodiversity is complex and often a cause for debate. This is largely due to the fact that the worth placed on biodiversity is a reflection of underlying human values, and these values vary dramatically both among societies and individuals. The perspective of rural versus urban dwellers towards wildlife is one example. People that don't live with elephants on a daily basis, appreciate elephants for their sheer size, charisma, and intelligence. However, those who live near elephants tend to perceive them as a threat to people, crops and property. Values are also dynamic; they change over time, and they depend on a specific situation. Both the diversity of values towards a species and the changes in values over time can be examined in the case of vultures in India. Once widespread throughout India, vultures are getting deplete d.