Of the 23 species of vultures, over half are considered either Threatened, Endangered, or Critically Endangered, largely due to human impact. In the last 50 years, the populations of seven of the ...

“Vultures are the highest declining species in the bird world and regenerating their populations is the greatest challenge. "All vulture species in Africa have experienced declines of between 70 ...

In a highly significant step forward for vulture conservation, India’s government has banned the use of Nimesulide – a widely ...

Work for the ₹15-crore Nashik centre project near Trimbakeshwar, started around two months back, is expected to be completed ...

But the population of the three hardest-hit species remains a small fraction ... Ivory poachers now account for one-third of all East African vulture poisonings. Cultural practices have also ...

Today, the combined population of the Indian subcontinent’s three most affected vulture species hovers around a mere 20,000. The mystery of the vulture’s decline perplexed scientists for years.

Bird watcher and author Sunjoy Monga commented: "It is rather uncommon to sight a Eurasian Griffon Vulture in the Mumbai region. This species is more seen in north-central India. Like all vulture ...

They all have a job to do in our ecosystems that ... towards preserving especially these keystone species.” Of the vulture species in India, the white-rumped vulture, Indian vulture and red ...

Credit: Prasenjit Dutta This project is about mourning for vultures as a declining species. I had heard many proverbs about vultures, such as 'Vultures always eye the garbage dump', or 'No matter ...