The near-extinction of Indian vultures in the mid-1990s proved fatal for humans too, causing the mortality rate to rise by 4% in districts ... In districts with vulture-suitable habitats, more ...

With their fearsome talons, acid poo and a penchant for rotting carcasses, the vulture has long been shouldered with associations of death, and dishonour. This taboo often puts them bottom of the list ...

BHOPAL: The ‘Vulture State’ Madhya Pradesh has, for the first time, GPS tagged and released into the wild, six captive-bred ...

Nine years on, Indian vulture declines have slowed, and in some regions their numbers have even begun to increase. But the population of the three hardest-hit species remains a small fraction of ...

Minister for Forests K. Ponmudy on Friday (April 4, 2025) released the Synchronised Vulture Survey 2025 in Tamil Nadu, which revealed a steady rise in vulture numbers. The survey was organised in ...