More than 300 vultures were recorded in the recently completed synchronous vulture survey in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) encompassing parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, according to data from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. According to the data, the Mudumalai-Sathyamangalam-Bandipur-Wayanad complex of the NBR accounted for over 82% of the vultures recorded during … Read more
The State-level Vulture Conservation Committee (SVCC) has decided to conduct a synchronised vulture census in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. The census has been planned before March as the nesting season is in progress, Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas Reddy said. At the SVCC’s first meeting held on Wednesday, other conservation plans such as operationalising rescue … Read more
India is home nine species of vultures, eight of which are found in Gujarat. The population of vultures has seen a steep slide in India since 1990s and with the aim of conservation of this winged scavenger species, the Sasan Wildlife Division in Junagadh has satellite-tagged six-vultures to study their ecology and gain knowledge about … Read more