{"id":305,"date":"2018-02-10T05:20:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T23:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=305"},"modified":"2025-08-01T12:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T06:44:11","slug":"vulture-population-decline-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/vulture-population-decline-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulture Population Decline In India | Vultures in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"305\" class=\"elementor elementor-305\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc54ab9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2bc54ab9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f2f32 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18f2f32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a94b3 uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"c7a94b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h1,h2,h3\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-disc\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6176085d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6176085d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Where have our Vultures gone?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/?utm_source=pugdundeesafaris%20Blog&amp;utm_medium=pugdundeesafaris_blog&amp;utm_campaign=pugdundeesafaris_blog&amp;utm_term=Where%20have%20our%20Vultures%20gone%3F&amp;utm_content=Where%20have%20our%20Vultures%20gone%3F\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-306 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Vultures.jpg\" alt=\"Vultures of India\" width=\"628\" height=\"268\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">In our plight to see the Tigers during our short visits to the jungles Vultures are obvious to be missed out. These birds are rarely seen in our skies anymore. Vultures are sacred animals all over the world, in Egypt, it is an emblem of Isis, and the Egyptian Goddess of maternity-Maat is depicted with the wings of a Vulture. Indian Subcontinent Vultures are found in Peninsular and Central India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. The populous vultures until mid-1990 have become the fastest declining species in the world. Heavy use of diclofenac- a drug to cure inflammation and joint pain (similar to arthritis in humans) in domesticated cattle was not well digested by the vultures who feed on the cattle carrions. This has led to the rapid decline of more than 90% in India\u2019s vulture population. Other reasons like heavy use of pesticides and processing of food also contribute minimally to this involuntary crime. From some 80 million the numbers have rolled down to an odd 50000. The drug results in death within days of consumption after acute kidney failure. With time the use was banned in 1996 hoping that it can put a full stop to the unruly and undesired extinction of the bird, but unawareness among the villagers still give a way to the procurement and use of the medicine. Meloxicam was introduced as a safer alternative. The death toll has now gone down by two-thirds post the ban. There are nine species of vultures found in India. The Indian, white-rumped, and slender-billed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/a-fable-of-the-indian-vulture-how-vulture-got-an-unappealing-bald-head\/\">vulture<\/a> saw a 99 percent decline. The practitioners of Zoroastrianism, whose members leave their dead for the vultures, turned to building <\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">vulture aviaries<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"> to maintain their tradition. Out of 16 old-world Vultures 11 are facing extinction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vultures are rightfully called the sanitizers of the ecosystem as they feed on the flesh of dead animals and prevent the bacteria and diseases in animals by clearing the carcass to the bones which helps decompose the dead three times faster than otherwise. In India cow is considered sacred and domesticated for dairy needs and not preferred for human consumption out of strong religious significance. Upon death, they are dumped in a commonplace that is inhabited by the vultures. With a decline in the vulture population, a rise in the plague-causing rodents and feral dogs has been seen. Vultures are long-lived and slow-breeding birds that attain sexual maturity by five years of age. The slow breeding process makes it even more difficult to conserve or reintroduce them. They have been listed as critically endangered in the IUCN list and killing them is strictly prohibited, even for research purposes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/?utm_source=pugdundeesafaris%20Blog&amp;utm_medium=pugdundeesafaris_blog&amp;utm_campaign=pugdundeesafaris_blog&amp;utm_term=Where%20have%20our%20Vultures%20gone%3F&amp;utm_content=Where%20have%20our%20Vultures%20gone%3F\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10161 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vultures-on-ground.webp\" alt=\"vultures on ground\" width=\"628\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vultures-on-ground.webp 628w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vultures-on-ground-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vultures-on-ground-448x300.webp 448w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vultures-on-ground-120x80.webp 120w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/vultures-on-ground-150x101.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Where to find Vultures in Central India?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Madhya Pradesh is a natural habitat of the Vultures and they are most commonly seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/new-bird-seen-in-panna\/\"><strong>Panna National Park<\/strong><\/a>. In 2014 BNHS and Birdlife International created a \u2018Vulture Safe Zone\u2019 in an area of 30000 sq. km in the Bundelkhand region that included Satna, Panna, Chattarpur, Tikamgarh, and nearby areas.<\/p>\n<p>Census of 2015 vulture revealed a 100% increase in the population from nearly 600 to more than 1200 species in Panna. Panna National Park provides a very good habitat for vultures, nine species of critically endangered Vultures are observed to be found in Indian subcontinent. Their presence notifies fresh kill made by prey. With their bald head and slender necks vultures are capable of entering inside the dead and savor the soft flesh, clearing the carcass spic span. The terrains of Satpura, Panna, and Bandhavgarh Fort are the breeding grounds for Vultures in Central India.<em> <b>The best place for vultures is Giddh Pahari, Maihar, 2 hours from Bandhavgarh. <\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following are the resident species found in central India<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 White \u2013Rumped Vulture (Gyps Bengalensis)<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indian Vulture( Gyps Indicus)<\/p>\n<p>4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Red Headed Vulture (Sacrogyps calvus)<\/p>\n<p>Migrant Species<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eurasian Griffon<\/p>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Himalayan griffon<\/p>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinereous<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\"><strong>Pugdundee Safaris<\/strong><\/a> is associated with The Peregrine Fund which provides logistical and technical support to enable them effectively conducts their field studies. Munir Virani a leading raptor biologist and wildlife photographer devoted to conserving the birds of prey and the director of the African Peregrine Fund shares his views on ted talk by Munir Virani on why he loves vultures and what is the need to save them.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy: Vineeta Yadav<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/a-fable-of-the-indian-vulture\">How Vulture Got A Bald Head<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6237afa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6237afa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f90990d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f90990d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n    .ast-author-meta{\n        display: none;\n    }\n    \n<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d204f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41d204f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41c0729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41c0729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About The Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd5063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fd5063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Courtesy Vineeta Yadav<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents Where have our Vultures gone? 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