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 …
Nephron vulture, believed to be extinct, among three species found Nearly 200 vultures fed on buffaloes carcasses Vulture population in forests picking up LONE RANGER: A White-Backed vulture in the Thengumarahada forest area in Sathyamangalam. CHENNAI: Glad tidings await wildlife enthusiasts. A good number of vultures were sighted in the …
Chandigarh: Despite a ban, the use of diclofenac, a pain relief anti-inflammatory livestock treatment, has been something bothering environmentalists the world over. The Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre near here will soon make use of a sophisticated machine that has been designed to detect any traces of banned livestock drug …
According to a census, by 2007, only 11,000 oriental white-backed vultures were left in the wild. Genetic diversity within a population plays an important role in the survival and adaptability of a species. When diversity dwindles, the species becomes vulnerable to extinction. As the vulture population declines in south Asia, …
Vultures in genetic bottleneck as vulture population declines in south Asia, scientists have warned of a possible risk. The oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), classified critically endangered by the iucn, may soon lose its genetic diversity unless immediate measures are taken. The bird was numbered tens of millions in India, …
Teena Thacker New Delhi, September 2: The Government has issued strict restrictions on the sale of drug diclofenac, used to treat animals, after evidence emerged that the drug indirectly caused the death of vultures that fed on the carcasses of these animals. Dead Ranthambore tigress
The world's most proficient scavenger could face extinction within 10 years if urgent action is not taken, warns Emily Dugan Breeding programmes in captivity house fewer than 200 vultures. Breeding programmes in captivity house fewer than 200 vultures.
Several species of Asian vulture are being wiped out faster than the dodo because they are eating carcasses of livestock that have been treated with a veterinary drug which to them is highly toxic. According to conservationists, the birds can only be saved by banning the use of anti-inflammatory diclofenac …
Indian vultures in the wild could be extinct within a decade in the absence of measures to check the retail sale of diclofenac, the livestock drug that triggered their decline, a new study has warned. BirdLife International, a global partnership of conservation organisations, quotes the study published in the Journal …
Early Birds, a city based organization for conservation of nature had recently organized a series of meetings at schools near Deepor beel, the lone Ramsar site in the State. The first meeting was held at the Parijat Academy a high school for the downtrodden students of the society at Pamohi …
Five vultures were found dead on the outskirts of a village in Viramgam taluka. Preliminary information suggested that the vultures died four days ago, after feeding on goat's carrion. Four of them were white-backed vultures and one was a long-billed vulture. These species fall under the Schedule I category of …
The vulture has been spotted again near Victoria Memorial Vultures are back in the city, after a gap of two years. The scavenger bird, last seen in the city in 2005, has recently been spotted near Victoria Memorial and Citizens' Park. "Around 20 vultures have been spotted in this area …
Shimla: Unchecked over-the-counter sale of globally banned veterinary drug diclofenac in Himachal Pradesh has put a question mark on the government's effort in phasing out the drug that has been proven fatal for the endangered vulture. After a steep fall in vulture count, which was related to use of diclofenac …
eleven peafowl found dead in Punjab were killed by food contaminated with pesticides. Nine peahens and two peacocks died in Ladhowal forest area near Ludhiana on December 26. The state forest department had earlier suggested that bird flu
After a dramatic decline in population in the last decade, vultures are increasing in Nepal. A study by the Bird Conservation Nepal (bcn) says vulture nests have doubled in number in a year since the vulture feeding centres were initiated in the region (see
The anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac has been incriminated as the main cause for decline in vulture numbers in South Asia. The birds, it is said, perish after feeding on carcasses that have residues of the drug. The argument seems logical but is not based on scientific evidence. The diclofenac-toxicity argument, in …
