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
- 5 vulture species spotted at 1 spot in Bhavnagar
Wildlife conservationists have recorded an extremely rare sighting -that of five species of the critically endangered vultures scavenging t...
01 Dec, 2015, 07.03 AM 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 white vulture sighted in Chhattisgarh
During a research on migratory birds conducted by state forest research and training institute, a rare and endangered species of white vult...
18 Feb, 2014, 07.35 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
Rare vultures sighted in Palamu after a decadeTwo white vultures were spotted by the officials of Palamu Tiger Reserve in Chainpur recently.
28 Nov, 2013, 01.12 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 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
- 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
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
- 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
‘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
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
- Rare rumped vultures spotted in Hamirpur
At a time when efforts are being made for conservation of endangered vultures by setting up breeding centres, spotting of nearly 100 vultur...
01 Aug, 2012, 02.20 AM IST
- Indian vultures may be gone in 10 years
The 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 survives
In 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