The bench of Justice Satish Chander Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula of the Delhi High Court, September 1, 2023 directed Union of India to furnish the reasons as to why the drug ‘Nimesulide’ has not been banned, and deliberations undertaken in this regard. The matter has been listed for September …
Lucknow: Even though use of painkiller diclofenac on animals has been banned in India, it continues to take a toll on the vulture population . Heavy content of diclofenac, which is poisonous for vultures, has been detected on samples of dead animals during tests carried out by the Indian Veterinary …
AHMEDABAD: The population of vultures in the city may not have shown a decline in the 2010 census, but the scavenging bird is quickly losing its habitat. In 2010, vulture count in Ahmedabad was around 150 while that in the entire district was about 270. Jiv Daya Charitable Trust, an …
Contamination of their carrion food supply with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac has caused rapid population declines across the Indian subcontinent of three species of Gyps vultures endemic to South Asia. The governments of India, Pakistan and Nepal took action in 2006 to prevent the veterinary use of diclofenac on …
AHMEDABAD: The ride on the rope-way to Ambaji Temple may have you stopping briefly, mid-air. No need to panic, especially if you are a nature lover. Not many would mind giving the way to the endangered vultures who nest in Girnar forest. The vultures' movement will be specially monitored by …
Despite the vulture conservationists and Parsi community shouting from the rooftops, demanding action against the producers of the film Singularity in Orchha over violation of vulture conservation norms, the Forest Department has turned a blind eye towards the entire matter, which is the case on most of the occasion pertaining …
JAIPUR: Reported sighting of two rare species of vultures in large numbers in Baran district on Tuesday cheered environmentalists and bird watchers. "These two rare species -- white rumped and long billed were sighted in large numbers on the banks of Villasi river in Kishangang and Kraye river in Shabad, …
The Girnar Ropeway project in Gujarat gets in-principle approval subject to six specific conditions. They include minimum disturbance for the long-billed vul- ture, Girnari Giddh habitat, cafeteria for vultures, increase in the height of two towers along the ropeway, a cess on ticket turnover revenue for conservation and setting up …
BHUBANESWAR: The Nandankanan Zoological Park is all set to add to its exhibits. The zoo has planned to bring in at least five different species of endangered animals in an exchange programme. From primates to stumptailed macaques, the premier zoo has asked for at least a dozen of new animals …
Predatory and scavenging birds may be exposed to high levels of lead when they ingest shot or bullet fragments embedded in the tissues of animals injured or killed with lead ammunition. Lead poisoning was a contributing factor in the decline of the endangered California condor population in the 1980s, and …
Predatory and scavenging birds are at risk of lead exposure when they feed on animals injured or killed by lead ammunition. While lead ammunition has been banned from waterfowl hunting in North America for almost two decades, lead ammunition is still widely used for hunting big game and small game …
Projectaimed at conserving birds and shrine The scrub patch around Ramadevara Betta at Ramanagara along the Mysore Road, which houses the critically-endangered Long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) will soon be a greener patch with the State government planning a
Guwahati, March 4: Experts from Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre at Rani will ascertain the reason behind the death of 20 vultures at a paddy field in Goalpara district today. Goalpara divisional forest officer M. Ali said forest staff today found 20 dead vultures in a paddy field in the …
For the first time in the state, a successful vulture conservation operation has been carried out jointly by Dr RS Kishtwaria, livestock and wildLife expert of the Department of Animal Sciences and Veterinary College, HP Agriculture University, here in collaboration with the state Forest Department. This operation was executed in …
KATHMANDU, FEB 22 - The government on Tuesday launched a 10-year strategy to ensure a healthy population of the globally threatened vulture species in the country. Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), a consortium represented by different government and non-government organisatons and international experts working to save the endangered vulture …
First phase completed by breeding three endangered species As a part of the second phase of ongoing vulture conservation efforts in the country, a new consortium,
NEW DELHI, 7 FEB: The environment ministry today gave its clearance for the construction of a ropeway in the Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat, the only home to Asiatic lions, despite objections that it could lead to the extinction of Girnari vultures, a critically endangered species. The ministry accorded the …
