The population decline affected Gyps species like the white-rumped vulture and Indian vulture, and was primarily attributed to the widespread use of the veterinary drug diclofenac, which is toxic ...
Nine of the total 23 vulture species found in the world are recorded in Nepal. Four species—white-rumped vulture, slender-billed vulture, red-headed vulture and Indian vulture—are listed as critically ...
The state government has constituted an 11-member Gujarat State Vulture Conservation Committee, under the chairmanship of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden, to conserve ...
Diclofenac, a painkiller drug used to treat domestic cattle, was responsible for the death of 99% of the Indian vulture population. Hence, in 2006, the govt banned the use of diclofenac.
Over the past two years, three significant vulture poisoning events in Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park have claimed the lives of more than 400 vultures. Conservationists identified the deaths ...
This pale-plumaged vulture, native to the Indian subcontinent, is critically endangered. The widespread use of diclofenac in livestock has caused catastrophic declines in its population over the ...
From traditional to regional to contemporary, these Indian restaurants represent the best of this delicious cuisine in the U.S. Indians are the second-largest immigrant population in the United States ...
The largest vulture, with a wingspan up to 10.5 feet, the Andean Condor soars high in the Andes and symbolizes power in South American cultures. With a wingspan of up to 10 feet, this critically ...