ASIAN KING VULTURE

  • October 19, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Environment

Context : The sighting of a pair of critically endangered Asian king vultures and a juvenile in the Sigur plateau is a cause for optimism that the species may be re-establishing itself in the region.

Concept :

  • The Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), encompassing both the Sigur plateau and the Moyar valley, is believed to be home to 12-14 individuals.\
  • The population of the Asian king vulture, like most vulture species in India, has crashed over the last five decades.
  • IUCN Status : Critically Endangered
  • Other vulture species in India are :

ASIAN KING VULTURE Environment