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 …
Called the ‘Jatayu Restaurant’, an area dedicated for conservation of endangered vulture species in the eastern region has of late been facing all sorts of difficulties in providing food for the scavengers. The vultures thrive on carcass of dead animals and help keep the environment clean. Following the establishment of …
Climate change and chemicals like pesticides are driving the crisis. The ice of Antarctica doesn't faze them. Nor does the heat of the tropics. They thrive in the desert, in swamps, on the open ocean, on sheer rock faces, on treeless tundra, atop airless mountaintops, and burrowed into barren soil. …
More than half of the vulture species is on the brink of extinction, with the most dramatic declines observed recently in the Indian subcontinent. While numerous factors have threatened vultures, persecution and poisoning have contributed to their decline. In India, Gyps vultures have declined by 99% due to unintentional poisoning …
As many as 150 species of birds are in endangered list in Nepal of late. The birds have been at risk with the cleanup of their habitats, stated a report recently made public by the Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation and Bird Protection Association. Bird protection expert Khadananda …
After its catastrophic decline, the vulture population seems to be slowly stabilising in various parts of this region. Several species of vulture, considered to be on the verge of extinction in India, have been spotted in neighbouring States of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. In a year long survey conducted by …
Over 170 species of birds in the country are threatened, with eight new species added to the 2014 Red List prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The eight species of birds newly added to the threatened list include the woolly-necked stork, Andaman teal, Andaman green pigeon, …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has called for all efforts to bring lions from Gujarat to Kuno-Palpur sanctuary so that the work to rehabilitate lions in Madhya Pradesh can be started at the earliest. Chouhan was chairing the 11th meeting of the Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Board here on Tuesday. …
The 18th meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Scientific Council (SCC18) to be held in Germany this month has included the issue of use of diclofenac in Jorbeer, Bikaner causing death of vultures. The birds of prey in Jorbeer near Bikaner, the …
The elimination of vultures is posing serious threats to human health in the country, as other birds and animals like dogs, rats, crows are consuming the carcasses of infected animals and spreading diseases like anthrax, rabies, said experts at a roundtable yesterday. Only vultures can digest meat at any stage …
Establishing ‘vulture safe zones’ free from toxic veterinary drugs in the country is the only way to protect the white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) from its imminent extinction, according to wildlife experts, reports UNB. “The government has already banned the sale of toxic veterinary drug Diclofenac, but it’s still found in …
INDORE: Declining population of vultures could be one of the reasons behind increasing incidents of dog bites as per a study by Bird Life International, an organisation working for conservation of birds and their habitats. Citing the findings of report, environmentalists pointed out that the fewer vultures has resulted in …
Join hands with Arulagam, an NGO, to protect the species Vulture conservation in the State is gaining momentum with more than 200 village panchayats in Coimbatore district passing a resolution on Sunday to protect this endangered species from extinction. Thanks to the efforts of Arulagam, a Coimbatore-based vulture conservation organisation …
A large variety of birds of prey, including some eagles, has been found to be vulnerable to harmful effects of veterinary drug Diclofenac, a new study has shown. This anti-inflammatory medicine is still widely used in South Asia region to treat livestock despite a ban in Nepal, India and Pakistan …
The number of Oriental White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), a vulture species that is under the verge of extinction, has increased in the recent years. An annual count performed across the Tarai lowland covering the East-West Highway this month found the number of Oriental White-backed Vulture at 68, a jump of …
Just five years ago, vultures were considered as harbingers of bad fortune in a village in western Nepal. So much so, that when a silk cotton tree was sheltering vultures in Madanpokhara village in Palpa district, 250 km west of Kathmandu, the villagers decided to cut the tree itself. But …
'Use of Diclofenac for cattle had been banned by the Drug Controller of India in 2006, but the use of drug still continues' The disappearance of vultures, which feed on carcass and act as a natural scavenger, has made Arulagam, a research organisation working in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, raise …
Concept to help raise population of the scavenger birds. Conservationists stand by “Vulture Restaurants”, a new concept that aims to augment the population of the scavenging birds, which help keep the environment clean by feeding on carrion. According to noted conservationist T.K. Roy, the vultures are provided safe supplementary food. …
White-rumped vultures (Gyps bengalensis) are disappearing fast from Bangladesh due to the unchecked use of toxic drugs in cattle apart from food crisis and the loss of their habitats. “Toxic veterinary drugs like diclofenac and ketoprofen used in saving cattle from diseases accelerate the decline of vultures in the country. …
A recent list of 100 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) birds released by the Zoological Society London (ZSL) and Yale university includes 15 species from India. The EDGE list, which is based on research by ZSL and Yale experts, consists of critically threatened Indian species such as the Bengal …
Populations of three vulture species of the genus Gyps, the Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus and Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus have declined markedly on the Indian subcontinent since the mid-1990s and all are now Critically Endangered or Endangered. Gyps vultures have been killed by the widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac, …
