Vulture culture: Rescuing the big birdCaptive breeding, protected zones, safe drugs and even special ‘restaurants’ are among the steps being taken in India to conserve the scave...
24 Nov, 2018, 06.45 AM IST
Vulture population on the rise in Madhya PradeshVulture census by state forest department for a second time this year shows a quantum leap in its population. At least 7,000 vultures were ...
18 May, 2016, 06.30 PM IST
- MP undertakes first ever count of vultures in state
Amid reports of depleting number of vultures from Indian skies and proposed submergence of its habitat in Panna National Park, Madhya Prade...
24 Nov, 2015, 10.52 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 face extinction in Indian subcontinent: United Nations reportThe vulture population has, in fact, witnessed one of the "most dramatic declines" of a wild species in human history, it said.
08 Oct, 2014, 08.27 PM 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
- 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
- Diclofenac drug behind declining vulture population
Declining population of vultures is a cause of worry for the administration.
17 Mar, 2013, 12.08 AM IST
- Madhya Pradesh conducts vulture population estimation in Panna Tiger Reserve
The Vulture Population Estimation-2013 has been concluded in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, the state government said on Wednes...
23 Jan, 2013, 09.16 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
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
- 200 vultures sighted near China border
At a time when 99% of India's four crore vultures have died in the last three decades, the sighting of around 200 bearded variety of the sp...
29 Sep, 2009, 12.34 AM IST
- Nepals first vulture breeding centre established
Nepal has established the country's first vulture breeding centre inside the popular Chitawan National Park with a view to maintain a viabl...
30 Apr, 2008, 06.04 PM IST