Vulture

WWF-India launches Vulture Count 2024 to safeguard nature’s critical clean-up crew

Vultures are essential to the health of ecosystems, serving as nature’s clean-up crew. By feeding on carrion, they prevent the spread of diseases that could otherwise affect wildlife, livestock and humans.

30 August 2024, 08:35 IST

WWF-India launches Vulture Count 2024 to safeguard nature’s critical clean-up crew

30 August 2024, 08:35 IST

Injured white-backed vulture with 'Dhaka' inscription found in Jharkhand

The white-backed vulture falls under Schedule 1 of endangered species, Bishnugarh Sub-Divisional Police Officer B N Prasad said.

13 August 2024, 11:36 IST

Injured white-backed vulture with 'Dhaka' inscription found in Jharkhand

13 August 2024, 11:36 IST

Breeding centres for otters, vultures, wildlife buffaloes

In addition to animal conservation, Shinde directed that the implementation of the 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' (A Tree in Mother's Name) proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, be effectively implemented throughout Maharashtra's municipal corporations, municipalities, schools, and colleges.

13 August 2024, 08:43 IST

Breeding centres for otters, vultures, wildlife buffaloes

13 August 2024, 08:43 IST

Critically endangered long-billed vultures reintroduced in Maharashtra's Pench reserve

The 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 along with local wild vultures.

12 August 2024, 05:03 IST

Critically endangered long-billed vultures reintroduced in Maharashtra's Pench reserve

12 August 2024, 05:03 IST

BNHS put up GPS tags on 10 vultures before release in Pench

The 10 birds - which have now been tagged - were brought on an occasion of pran-pratishtha of the idol of Ram Lalla in the Ram Temple at Ayodhya on 22 January, 2024.

03 July 2024, 03:12 IST

BNHS put up GPS tags on 10 vultures before release in Pench

03 July 2024, 03:12 IST

BNHS vulture conservation praised at World Species Congress

The BNHS is establishing Vulture Safe Zones (VSZs) in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Assam besides Vulture Release Zones (VRZs) in Haryana and West Bengal.

09 June 2024, 02:59 IST

BNHS vulture conservation praised at World Species Congress

09 June 2024, 02:59 IST

Maharashtra plans vulture breeding centre

The Mumbai-headquartered Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) is playing a key role in the initiative

11 June 2023, 06:05 IST

Maharashtra plans vulture breeding centre

11 June 2023, 06:05 IST

Vulture expert Vibhu Prakash gets award

He was instrumental in banning the veterinary use of diclofenac – the drug that caused the decline in vultures

03 December 2022, 00:47 IST

Raptor conservation expert Dr Vibhu Prakash gets award

Vulture expert Vibhu Prakash gets award

03 December 2022, 00:47 IST

Maharashtra, Corbett collaborate on vulture protection

Maharashtra Forest Department has partnered with Ela Foundation and Sahyadri Nisarg Mitra in promoting vulture conservation in the state

01 September 2022, 09:21 IST

Maharashtra, Corbett collaborate on vulture protection

01 September 2022, 09:21 IST

150 km: That's how far vultures fly daily just for food

If these natural scavengers become extinct, dead animals would decay and breed germs and spread diseases, said environmentalist Sachin Jain

04 February 2021, 13:53 IST

150 km: That's how far vultures fly daily just for food

04 February 2021, 13:53 IST