Tiger census will also have vultures’ count from States
Alarmed by the critically endangered status of vultures in the country, the forthcoming tiger census will also include the count of raptors from the respective States along with big cats. The report of
View ArticleVultures find new home at Gandhisagar Sanctuary in MP
Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary situated in Mandsaur and Neemach district of Madhya Pradesh has emerged as second best, Panna Tiger Reserve being the first, nesting site for critically endangered vultures
View ArticleKangra has India’s largest Asian white-backed vultures
Kangra district now has the highest population of Asian white-backed vulture in the country. The bird has been enlisted as a critically endangered species in the International Union for Conservation of
View ArticleHimalayan vulture makes a comeback in the Aravalis
The Himalayan griffon vulture, a threatened species was recently spotted in the Aravalis along Gurgaon-Faridabad highway, near Mangar Bani sacred grove. While the Griffon may have been spotted in the...
View ArticleHimalayan Griffon Vulture rescued in Digboi
The Digboi College, Wildlife Trust of India and Aaranyak, together with Digboi Forest Division successfully released a Himalayan Griffon Vulture at Rajgarali Division of Bazaloni TE in Makum recently.
View ArticleVulture culture atop coconut palms sends bird numbers soaring
NAVI MUMBAI: Around 200 km south of Mumbai in the picturesque coastal town of Shrivardhan in Raigad district, a meticulous Vulture Conservation Centre is slowly but surely taking shape atop tall coconut
View ArticleZimbabwe: Vultures Face Extinction
Vultures are listed as specially protected animals in Zimbabwe under the sixth schedule of the Parks and Wildlife Act. INCREASED incidents of poisoning in the country's expansive national parks could
View ArticleEndangered vulture chick sighted in Bikaner
BIKANER: A wild life conservator spotted a rare sight in Bikaner recently, a vulture chick. It belongs to the endangered long-billed vulture species. The birth of the chick, reported to have occurred
View ArticleStudy leopards’ behaviour to avoid conflict: CM
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said the man-animal conflict could be avoided if awareness was spread among the people about the behaviour pattern, movement and habits of leopards. “We have been
View ArticleNature’s scavengers’ number on the rise
The number of vultures has shot up from 30 in 2004 to over 900 in 2013: Survey There has been a dramatic increase in the number of vultures in the past one decade with huge flocks of even 175 scavengers
View ArticleBreeding record of Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) in Moyar Valley, Tamil Nadu,...
Detailed studies are lacking on vultures in Tamil Nadu (TN). Between 2012 and 2014, an attempt was made to study vultures in the Moyar Valley, TN. Four species of vultures have been recorded in the
View ArticleSaving the vultures – the true custodians of nature's cleanliness
Scavengers, an inevitable part of our food chain, are on their way to extinction and have to be saved and preserved from disappearing from our skies as at present these natural scavengers are considered
View ArticleNHRC’s ‘urgent’ proposal to prevent vultures from diclofenac gathers dust
After the Government of India ban on the production, sale and distribution of diclofenac for veterinary use in 2008 failed to make an impact, the National Human Rights Commission had stepped in to ban
View ArticleCaught on camera: Vulture chicks dying without food
The Maharashtra government plans ‘vulture restaurants’, providing carcasses of cattle for the birds to feed on at specific places, especially during the breeding season. Distressing evidence recorded
View ArticlePunjab, Haryana to carve out Vulture Safe Zone
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana have decided to create a Vulture Safe Zone over 100 km radius where birds bred in captivity at country's first Jatayu (vulture) centre in the Bir Shikargah wildlife...
View ArticleBotswana: Birds Face Extinction
Hukuntsi — Of Botswana's over 600 species of birds, about 30 face extinction due to poisoning. The director of BirdLife Botswana, Dr Kabelo Senyatso made the revelation at an inception workshop for a...
View ArticleNew hope for saving vulture population
PUNE: The Union government has banned multi-dose vials of human diclofenac, which is expected to give a boost to vulture conservation in the country at the same time prevent its misuse on cattle. Three
View ArticleBan on diclofenac, a lifeline for vultures
KOZHIKODE: The Union government decision to ban multi-dose vials of painkiller drug diclofenac has sparked fresh hopes for the survival of three critically-endangered vulture species in the state, the
View ArticleVultures too have a role to play in nature
A programme to create awareness on vultures, and an exhibition were organised in The Nilgiris to mark the International Vulture Awareness Day on Saturday. The first Saturday of September is observed as
View ArticleIUCN, Baanhn Beli dive into project to save vultures
KARACHI: When top officials of the Sindh wildlife, environment and livestock departments are not serious about undertaking projects to save species going extinct, there is little hope for organisations
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