It has been over three decades since India’s vultures suffered a drastic decline in population due to consuming carcasses infected with the drug, diclofenac. Vulture populations still bear the scars of that decade. Here, Eurasian griffon vultures are seen in the Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan every day. The reserve falls under the vulture international flyway
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan every day. The reserve falls under the vulture international flyway
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan every day. The reserve falls under the vulture international flyway
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan every day. The reserve falls under the vulture international flyway
Almost 30 animal carcasses are dumped at the Jorbeer Conservation Reserve in Bikaner, Rajasthan every day. The reserve falls under the vulture international flyway
Also, the rampant use of three non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) threatens to undo two decades of work by the Centre to arrest the dwindling vulture population in the wild. The three drugs - aeclofenac, ketoprofen and nimesulide - were introduced as alternatives to diclofenac. Here, a Himalayan Grifforn and cinereous vulture are seen in Jorbeer, Rajasthan.