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Drug ban gives vultures wings, improves diversityThey are natural scavengers once abundantly found across Tamil Nadu but in the past three decades the introduction of an anti-inflammatory ...01 Feb, 2016, 03.38 PM IST- Vulture culture atop coconut palms sends bird numbers soaringAround 200 km south of Mumbai in the picturesque coastal town of Shrivardhan in Raigad district, a meticulous Vulture Conservation Centre i...27 Apr, 2015, 03.00 AM IST
- Endangered vultures find no home in GoaJust two of 15 critically endangered bird species mentioned in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) latest list were...17 Mar, 2014, 05.30 AM IST
- Environmentalists prepare list of endangered speciesEven as conservation efforts at various levels continue to show hope for the future, the latest International Union for Conservation of Nat...28 Jan, 2014, 12.36 AM IST
- Vultures sighted in KatarniaghatDuring 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
- Nandankanan zoo yet to start white-backed vulture breedingThe authorities cited difficulties in getting stock of such vultures to start breeding. The zoo, which is a nodal centre for conservation o...17 Sep, 2013, 04.19 AM IST
- Central govt to shell out Rs 1 crore to upgrade vulture conservation breeding centreTheir 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
- Diclofenac drug behind declining vulture populationDeclining population of vultures is a cause of worry for the administration.17 Mar, 2013, 12.08 AM 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 MPIn 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
- Vulture numbers rise up for first time in 20 years, study showsThe 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
- ‘Loss of habitat, veterinary drug responsible for vulture decline’Vulture Awareness day celebrated on first Saturday of September02 Sep, 2012, 12.03 PM IST
- Action plan to conserve vultures in PenchOut of nine species of vultures found in Indian subcontinent, population of three species viz. Indian Long Billed Vulture, Indian White Bac...06 Aug, 2012, 08.06 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
- 30 vultures crushed to death by trainA flock of rare 30 white-backed vultures was crushed by the speeding Durg Express in Maharajganj district on Friday morning.21 Feb, 2010, 02.05 AM IST
- Indian vultures may be gone in 10 yearsThe oriental white-backed vulture, once thought to be the commonest bird of prey in the world, has lost 99.9% of its population since 1992,...02 May, 2008, 05.02 AM IST
- World's first vulture to be born in captivity survivesIn a good news for the endangered species of vulture, the Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre in Pinjore has achieved a rare feat wherein ...26 Mar, 2008, 05.13 PM IST
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