Decline in Vulture population leading to health crisis in India, costing nearly $70 billion, 5 lakh deaths, study findsA significant decline in vulture populations in India has led to a public health crisis, causing up to 500,000 premature deaths between 200...
25 Jul, 2024, 03.35 PM IST
This Vulture can empty your bank account, cyber security firm sounds alarm bellsSecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated version of the Vultur banking trojan, disguised as a security app, targeting Android us...
09 Apr, 2024, 01.34 PM IST
For taking toll on vulture numbers, government bans multidose vial of cattle drug diclofenacThe multidose variant of the drug, which is harmless when administered to cattle, is fatal for vultures, who routinely feed on the carcass ...
18 Sep, 2015, 03.01 PM IST
Vultures find new home at Gandhisagar Sanctuary in MPGandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary situated in Mandsaur and Neemach district of Madhya Pradesh has emerged as second best, Panna Tiger Reserve ...
19 Jan, 2015, 03.14 PM 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
Forest dept to open seventh vulture 'restaurant' in Gadchiroli todayEven as International Vulture Awareness Day will be observed by the forest department on Saturday to highlight plight of vultures facing ex...
06 Sep, 2014, 01.47 AM IST
Vultures to be tracked with transmitters in MaharashtraThe state forest department and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) will launch an in-situ vulture conservation project in Maharashtra fr...
05 Jun, 2014, 06.59 AM 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
Diclofenac not the sole cause of vulture deaths, say expertsUse of diclofenac in animals has been reported to have led to a sharp decline in the vulture population in the Indian subcontinent and thei...
11 Sep, 2013, 05.42 PM IST
- Vulture Awareness Exhibition in Mumbai this week
Bombay Natural History Society organizes a special two-day Vulture Awareness Exhibition on September 5 and 6 in Mumbai.
03 Sep, 2013, 08.09 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 in India are stable, says studyAfter years of relentless efforts to save the vultures in South Asia, there is encouraging news.
17 Nov, 2012, 12.13 PM IST
‘Loss of habitat, veterinary drug responsible for vulture decline’Vulture Awareness day celebrated on first Saturday of September
02 Sep, 2012, 12.03 PM IST
Vulture numbers go up in Girnar hillsThe number of the endangered vultures and their nests has considerably increased in the last two years in Girnar hills of Junagadh, a city-...
31 May, 2012, 07.40 PM IST
- Vultures' census to be conducted on May 26, 27
The Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, an autonomous body of Forests and Environment department, will carry out a...
17 May, 2012, 10.56 PM IST