Vultures in India

Source: TH Subject: Species in News Context: Tamil Nadu informed the Madras High Court that it is creating Vulture Safe Zones (VSZs), beginning with the Moyar River Valley in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, to protect vultures from toxic veterinary drugs like diclofenac. About Vultures in India: What they are? Vultures are large scavenging birds of …

BNHS to Release Critically Endangered Vultures

Source:  TH Subject: Species in News Context: BNHS will release six critically endangered vultures—slender-billed and white-rumped—into the wild in Assam in January 2026 as part of India’s long-term vulture recovery programme. About BNHS to Release Critically Endangered Vultures: About Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) What it is? A critically endangered Old World vulture species native to …