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 …
Count Is Expected To Register A Drop Of 35 Per Cent Over Last Census Figure Of 1,431 Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The vulture count in the state may for the first time plummet to three digits, registering a drop of over 35 per cent over the last count in …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Ahmedabad: The ropeway project on the Girnar mountain could be in trouble. The vulture census which ended on Monday has revealed 22 nesting sites in the region and presence of about 69 vultures in the area. Wildlife experts have been opposing this project for fear that …
Ahmedabad: More than 25 volunteers and representatives from city-based Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) participated in the discussion, held at Van Chetna Kendra on Sunday, on the Gyps vulture census in Ahmedabad, Mehsana and Gandhinagar. The vulture census will be conducted after a gap of three years. The last census was done …
The use in animals of an anti-inflammatory drug meant for humans threatens with extinction three species of Gyps vultures in India. FOR the three endangered species of Gyps vultures in India, 2009 was a year of mild optimism. Hornbill, the magazine of The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), reported that …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: The volunteers who have been entrusted the responsibility of the vulture count in the state cried foul over the exclusion of the volunteers from the Girnar area. This has raised doubts on whether the census would cover the Girnar region at all. The area is …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Gandhinagar: Several volunteers and NGOs involved with vulture conservation in the state have decided to stay away from the official vulture count beginning May 29. The volunteers, who are associated with such government projects and refused to be identified, said that the government had done two …
Six rare types of vultures, including the Cinereous Vulture and Himalayan Griffon Vulture, as well as the Black-Capped Kingfisher have been sighted in the ''tiger-less'' Panna Tiger Reserve during a wildlife census. ''Spread over 543 sq km, more than 200 varieties of fowl are found in Panna. Ornithologist Salim Ali …
Vultures may not win mass support as candidates for aggressive wildlife conservation, but there is renewed concern that three endemic species of the critically endangered bird among the nine recorded in South Asia could perish without active support. The scientific community has been examining the effects of
In a bid to save endangered vultures, a campaign has been launched in Chitwan to make the district free from the livestock painkiller Diclofenac, the veterinary drug blamed for killing the scavenging birds, state-owned news agency RSS reported Sunday.The move comes at a time when conservationists have been long saying …
With three species of vultures nearing extinction in India, a conservation programme to breed the natural scavengers in captivity has been taken up at the Rajabhatkhawa centre in North Bengal.
Mumbai: The Parsi community of the city -- who leave their dead out in the open to be consumed by vultures and were facing problems with disposing their dead with the dwindling number of vultures in the city -- are hoping to resolve the problem with an aviary to rear …
Ahmedabad: Two carcasses of white rumped vultures were found from the campus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad on Thursday. Both birds were about a year old. Kartik Shastri, assistant co-ordination of Bird Conservation Society Gujarat, vulture cell, said there was a strong possibility of the birds dying after …
Himanshu Kaushik | TNN Mahuva (Bhavnagar): Students in schools of Mahuva have taken the lead in vulture conservation and developing feeding sites for the endangered species. According to officials, there were over 140 vultures in the area in 2005. The number fell to below 30 in the 2007 census. According …
Vultures might be getting spotted in the wild but their near-stagnant population does not make it look like a real revival. Lucknow: The decline of vultures has been the fastest among many other species. Their near-extinction in past one decade, ever since 40 vulture deaths were reported from Rajasthan in …
The Girnar ropeway project, which was taken up for discussion by the standing committee of the National Board for Wild Life (NBWL) on Wednesday, has also been referred to the expert and technical panel to find out if it would hamper vulture conservation in that area. Officials sources said that …
Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Now, it is all about passing the buck between the Parks and Garden Department of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the forest department, Gandhinagar, for failing to protect the habitat of endangered species of vultures. After the TOI report of more than 40-year-old cork trees …
