Getty Images The Indian white-rumped vulture has become ... upon by farmers to swiftly remove livestock carcasses. The decline of vultures in India is the fastest ever recorded for a bird species ...

With the vultures in decline, the carcasses started to build up, spreading pathogens. The build-up of carcasses outside tanneries, in particular, got so bad that the government ordered them to use ...

Learn how vultures prevent the spread of disease by cleaning up the environment, and find out what would happen if they ...

The research called attention to the concerning decline of the three vulture species found in India: the slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris), the Indian vulture (Gyps indicus), and the ...

bengalensis) and Indian vulture (G. indicus), and migratory Eurasian griffon (G. fulvus) and Himalayan griffon (G. himalayensis). The populations of these vultures experienced a severe decline ...

CHENNAI: Following a crackdown on veterinary pharmacies for stocking banned non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), ...

The Indian die-off received a lot of attention ... Although poisoning is the proximate driver of Africa’s vulture decline, the plain-speaking Thomsett stresses its root cause: too many people.

Diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug responsible for the catastrophic decline of vulture species on the Indian subcontinent has now been approved to be used to treat domestic animals in Italy and ...

It’s the state bird of Rajasthan. There is a wildlife sanctuary called Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary at Solapur, Maharashtra. 2. Red Headed Vulture The Red-headed Vulture also known as Indian ...

The site for the planned project will be spread around 5.5 hectares near the existing transit treatment centre in Bavdhan and will focus on the long-billed vulture (Indian vulture) species.