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Vulture count shows 11 per cent decline [1]

At 938, It’s At All-Time Low In Gujarat: Survey

Ahmedabad: If there is an address for vultures in Gujarat, then it is Kutch. This district neighbouring Indo-Pak border has the highest number of Gyps vultures including White-Rumped vultures and Long-Billed vultures in the state. The vulture census taken up in May revealed that the vulture count in the state has fallen to below 1,000 - an all time low in Gujarat.

Publication Date: 
29/08/2012
Times Of India (Ahmedabad) [2]
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Kuchchh [3], Vulture [4], Endangered Species [5], Amreli (D) [6], Ahmedabad (D) [7], Birds [8], Surat (D) [9], Gandhinagar (D) [10], Jamnagar (D) [11], Census/ Habitat Monitoring [12], Wildlife [13], Gujarat [14]
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