September 25, 2024 1:13 am
The 2022 vulture census by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation concluded that the vulture population in Gujarat rose by 155% between 2018 and 2022
October 28, 2021 6:28 am
From 347 in February 2019, the population of the long-billed and white-backed vultures dropped to 249 in March 2021, the survey found
March 17, 2021 12:54 am
In response to an unstarred question on the status of vulture population in Gujarat by Congress MLA Kantibhai Parmar, the state government, in a written reply, stated the vulture population dropped from 999 in 2016 to 819 in 2018 when the last survey of the birds was conducted.
November 17, 2020 2:08 am
The Egyptian vulture is listed as ‘endangered’ while the Himalayan, bearded and cinereous vultures are ‘near threatened’.
October 14, 2020 10:57 pm
Ram Jakati, a 1975-batch IFS officer and former chief wildlife warden (CWW) of Haryana, was honoured for his tireless effort to save vultures for more than a decade beginning 2001, by when the crisis of vulture population decline had assumed serious proportion.
March 04, 2014 6:31 am
The centre will allow vultures to breed within an aviary, from where they will be later released into the wild.
February 13, 2014 6:21 am
The conference aimed at promoting raptor research and conservation by exchange of scientific knowledge, training of researchers and networking of member countries.


