vultures

73% decline in wildlife populations in just 50 years: WWF report

The Living Planet Index (LPI), provided by the Zoological Society of London, includes almost 35,000 population trends of 5,495 species from 1970-2020.

10 October 2024, 04:19 IST

73% decline in wildlife populations in just 50 years: WWF report

10 October 2024, 04:19 IST

Tiger reserves hold huge potential for conservation of Vultures

The Mumbai-headquartered BNHS is playing a lead role in the vulture conservation programme.

08 September 2024, 08:53 IST

Tiger reserves hold huge potential for conservation of Vultures

08 September 2024, 08:53 IST

Programme for conservation of vultures begins in Maharashtra's Pench Tiger Reserve

Ten long-billed vultures (Indian vultures) were brought from the Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre from Pinjore in Haryana, and placed in a pre-release aviary in East Pench in Pipariya in January this year.

07 September 2024, 09:16 IST

Programme for conservation of vultures begins in Maharashtra's Pench Tiger Reserve

07 September 2024, 09:16 IST

Critically endangered long-billed vultures reintroduced in natural habitat by PTR and BNHS

These vultures were housed in a pre-release aviary at the central Bodalzira beat of East Pench Piparia Range, where they spent the past seven months acclimatising and interacting with local wild vultures.

11 August 2024, 23:32 IST

Critically endangered long-billed vultures reintroduced in natural habitat by PTR and BNHS

11 August 2024, 23:32 IST

10 white-rumped vultures tagged with GSM-based tracking devices in Maharashtra's Tadoba

The initiative was part of the Jatayu conservation project, TATR field director Jitendra Ramgaokar said.

04 July 2024, 19:02 IST

10 white-rumped vultures tagged with GSM-based tracking devices in Maharashtra's Tadoba

04 July 2024, 19:02 IST

Vulture population in TN, Karnataka, Kerala on the rise

The synchronised population estimation was conducted in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, BRT Tiger Reserve, Nagerhole Tiger Reserve, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, and Nellai Forest Division on December 30 and 31, 2023.

25 January 2024, 15:52 IST

Vulture population in TN, Karnataka, Kerala on the rise

25 January 2024, 15:52 IST

Study finds scope to display vulture species in stamps

The vulture’s portrait, life-history stages and habitats could be seen on these stamps.

07 December 2023, 04:44 IST

Study finds scope to display vulture species in stamps

07 December 2023, 04:44 IST

BNHS establishing vulture safe and release zones

The population of Gyps species – white-rumped vulture (Oriental white-backed vulture), Indian vulture (long-billed vulture), and slender-billed vulture – crashed during the mid-1990s throughout the Indian sub-continent.

12 November 2023, 08:16 IST

BNHS establishing vulture safe and release zones

12 November 2023, 08:16 IST

White-rumped vultures shifted from Haryana to MP

The Mumbai-headquartered Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), which is playing a lead role in vulture conservation in India, executed the operation

25 June 2023, 07:15 IST

White-rumped vultures shifted from Haryana's Pinjore to Bhopal

White-rumped vultures shifted from Haryana to MP

25 June 2023, 07:15 IST

To protect vultures, govt bans Ketoprofen & Aceclofenac

Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac in cattle is equally toxic as Diclofenac and can kill vultures.

18 June 2023, 03:07 IST

To protect vultures, govt bans Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac

To protect vultures, govt bans Ketoprofen & Aceclofenac

18 June 2023, 03:07 IST