The Pinjore vulture breeding centre may save the endangered bird
Nesting Grounds
* India has lost 99.9% of its vultures; less than 60,000 remain
* Many died after consuming the cattle drug, diclofenac, depriving us of efficient waste managers
* They are now bred in captivity, to protect them from the drug and to increase their numbers
* This has taken off in Pinjore, with
Sixty-nine vultures and 22 vulture nests are left in Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Junagadh district of Gujarat, revealed a state-wide census of vultures in the last week of May.Activists hope the finding will derail building a ropeway through the sanctuary for pilgrims visiting the Jain temples atop Girnar mountains.
Siliguri, July 11: The Bombay Natural History Society is inching towards releasing the first set of vultures from the three captive breeding centres of the country, one of which is in Jalpaiguri
The successful captive breeding of vultures belonging to three critically endangered species in the flagship conservation centre at Pinjore in Haryana could be a turning point in the struggle to save these birds from extinction in the subcontinent.
Mumbai : The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has for the first time successfully bred in captivity 16 vultures through artificial incubation at its breeding centre at Pinjore, Haryana. The Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre (VCBC) has also rescued an injured white-backed bird of prey from Ahmedabad.
mumbai In what could be hailed as the first step towards the restoration of the dwindling vulture population in India, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has successfully bred 16 vultures in captivity in its Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre (VCBC) in Pinjore, Haryana.
Muti magic, a black art which has a strong following in the country, requires body parts of birds and ani- mals for which gamblers are target- ting vultures because they believe that smoking the brain of the bird will give them powers of prescience.
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 2007 that was 1,431. The good news, however, is that the city of Ahmedabad has more or less maintained its count of 270 vultures.
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 it would have an adverse impact on the vulture conservation programme.
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.
