- Himalayan vulture sighted in Nilgiris
N Raveendran, a Madurai-based naturalist, expected to see when he participated in the vulture census in the forests of the Nilgiris was a H...
22 Apr, 2016, 01.32 AM IST
Vanishing vultures make comeback in Tamil NaduVultures are ugly, ominous and evillooking creatures.
16 Apr, 2016, 11.29 AM IST
- New hope for saving vulture population
The Union government has banned multi-dose vials of human diclofenac, which is expected to give a boost to vulture conservation in the coun...
31 Aug, 2015, 06.04 AM IST
Vultures on way back to UP?Critically endangered vultures might be on their way back to the state. At least 900 vultures have been counted in 13 districts in the firs...
20 Dec, 2014, 06.08 PM IST
- Veterinary painkiller poses threat to two more vulture species
The species may have shown similar physiological intolerance and exposure risk to the drug through a common ancestry and foraging niche wit...
15 Apr, 2014, 02.56 AM IST
- Two more vulture species decline in population drastically over the years
After the ban on veterinary diclofenac by the government of India due to sustained efforts by BNHS and Royal Society for the Protection of ...
11 Apr, 2014, 07.11 PM IST
- Vultures sighted in Katarniaghat
During a visit to the forest areas of Girjapuri seed farm in Western range, district forest officer (DFO) wildlife, Aasheesh Tewari spotted...
06 Jan, 2014, 10.42 AM IST
Golden Eagle spotted at Desert National ParkThere's good news for bird watchers and wildlife enthusiasts. The Golden Eagle, generally found in the Himalayan region, for the first time...
08 Dec, 2013, 04.44 AM IST
- Central govt to shell out Rs 1 crore to upgrade vulture conservation breeding centre
Their decline has been faster than any other wild bird. But before vultures faded out completely from the Indian sky, the state forest depa...
25 Jun, 2013, 01.18 PM IST
108 vultures spotted in Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary in ShrawastiIndian vultures have vanished because of feeding on dead livestock that were administered an anti-inflammatory drug called diclofenac that ...
12 Feb, 2013, 01.27 AM IST
- Four vulture species found at Orcha in MP
In the first-ever vulture census in Orchha Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, 125 vultures of four species and their nests have been found.
14 Jan, 2013, 10.18 PM IST
- Rare vultures spotted in Arunachal forest
Researchers from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), near here claimed they spotted three endangered species of vultures at Dying Ering Wildlife...
15 Dec, 2012, 05.25 AM IST
- Vulture numbers rise up for first time in 20 years, study shows
The vulture population in India started to fall dramatically in the early 1990s and more than 99 per cent of the big scavenging birds were ...
12 Nov, 2012, 05.16 AM IST
99 per cent crash in vulture population reported by Bombay Natural History SocietyThere has been a 99 per cent crash in the vulture population from the mid of 1990s till now, reported the Bombay Natural History Society (B...
14 Oct, 2012, 01.28 PM IST
- Vultures now threatened by a second drug called aceclofenac
A new study by Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has shown that vultures in south Asia are now threatened by a second painkiller drug c...
24 Aug, 2012, 04.06 PM IST
In a first, captive-bred vultures to be released in AhmedabadVulture conservation in Gujarat has got a major boost with the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) selecting Mahuva and Ahmedabad among t...
29 May, 2012, 04.30 AM IST