121 vultures found during census

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 19:29

A three-day census in the North Division of Nilgiris District revealed the presence of 121 endangered vulture species, a senior forest department official said today.

Rare species of Vulture found

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 10:25

A rare species of vulture was found in Bhansia village of the district, forest officials claimed.

Two rare vulture species sighted in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2011, 18:05

Two rare vulture species - white rumped & long billed - were sighted near Villasi & Kraye river.

Saudis nab vulture `spying` for Mossad

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 18:28

Saudi authorities have nabbed a vulture on suspicion of spying for Israel`s espionage agency Mossad after it was found bearing a tag of Tel Aviv University.

BNHS successfully breeds 16 vultures in captivity

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 30, 2010, 00:32

The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) today said it has successfully bred for the first time in captivity 16 vultures at its Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre (VCBC) in Pinjore in Haryana.

Sherlock the vulture, man`s new best friend

Last Updated: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 14:05

Sherlock the vulture has face like a turkey, a blood-red head,eyes and beak.

Veterinary medicine killing vultures in India: Ministry

Last Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2010, 00:14

Diclofenac is the "major cause" behind the rapidly declining vulture numbers in the country, the government said Friday.

South Africans `smoke vulture brains to bring lottery luck`

Last Updated: Monday, December 28, 2009, 13:33

Believe it or not, South Africans smoke vulture brains to bring luck -- for winning lotteries. And, wildlife experts have now warned that vultures face extinction in this country.

Govt launches exclusive vulture conservation programme

Last Updated: Friday, September 4, 2009, 18:55

With vultures facing threat in different parts of the world, the government has launched an exclusive programme for conserving these scavengers of nature in India where nine species of the bird is found.

Most endangered vulture breed ready to fledge

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2009, 13:17

One of the world`s best conservation stories is being scripted at a wildlife Centre in Haryana`s Pinjore, where a slender-billed vulture nestling, a rare species, has for the first time hatched in captivity and is ready to fledge.