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The white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000, as the population severely declined. White-rumped vultures die of kidney failure caused by diclofenac poisoning. [1]
The white-rumped vulture, one of the species devastated in the crisis A flock of endangered white-rumped and Indian vultures. Nine species of vulture can be found living in India, but most are now in danger of extinction after a rapid and major population collapse in recent decades.
Vulture restaurants are a common part of management strategies for the endangered white-rumped vulture. This species has undergone large declines along with other Asian vulture species as a result of toxicity from the livestock anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac, in addition to other causes.
More than half of the Old World vulture species are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered by the IUCN Red List. [9] Population declines are caused by a variety of threats that vary by species and region, with most notable declines in Asia due to diclofenac use. [9]
In 2017, eight vultures were released with satellite trackers. These included a white-rumped vulture and two other vultures brought from the wild at the beginning of the program in 2007 for breeding purposes. [6] In 2018, JCBC received a grant of INR3.5 crore for the conservation of vultures from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate ...
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Five critically endangered species inhabit the site, including three vultures – the red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) and Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) – and two waterbirds, the sociable lapwing (Vanellus gregarius) and Baer’s pochard (Aythya baeri).
The damming of the river by the Asan Barrage in 1967 resulted in siltation above the dam wall, which helped to create some of the site's bird-friendly habitats. These habitats support 330 species of birds including the critically endangered red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus), white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) and Baer's pochard (Aythya ...