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Vulture Count 2024: WWF-India launches tracking initiative to take stock of nature’s ‘sanitation workers’

  • September 2, 2024
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Vulture Count 2024: WWF-India launches tracking initiative to take stock of nature’s ‘sanitation workers’

Sub: Env

Sec: Species in news

Context:

  • WWF-India has launched an initiative focused on counting vultures and raising awareness about the critically endangered bird species.
  • The initiative will run from September 7 to October 6, coinciding with International Vulture Awareness Day.
  • The first Saturday of September (7 September 2024) marks the International Vulture Awareness Day.

Importance of Vultures:

  • Vultures play a crucial role in ecosystems by serving as nature’s clean-up crew, feeding on carrion to prevent the spread of diseases that could affect wildlife, livestock, and humans.
  • Their consumption of decomposing animal carcasses aids nutrient cycling and maintains ecological balance.

Threats to Vulture Populations:

  • Vulture populations in India have drastically declined due to threats such as ingestion of toxic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like diclofenac, habitat loss, electrocution, food scarcity, and human disturbances.

Vulture Count 2024:

  • The Vulture Count 2024aims to systematically monitor vulture populations by gathering comprehensive baseline data.
  • This data will help track population trends, identify critical habitats, assess the impact of environmental changes, and develop targeted conservation strategies and policies.
  • The initiative also seeks to raise public awareness and support for vulture conservation.
  • The count will focus on key vulture species, including the white-rumped vulture, red-headed vulture, Indian vulture, bearded vulture, slender-billed vulture, Himalayan griffon, Eurasian griffon, Egyptian vulture, and cinereous vulture.

Source: DTE

Environment Vulture Count 2024

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