Are the number of vultures in India increasing?

India's vultures haven't always needed conservation: For many years, their numbers were robust. read more

Vultures had been drastically decreasing for several years, due to the use of the antibiotic diclofenac in cattle, which adversely affects the vultures' internal biota (the bacteria and other microbes that life in their digestive systems). read more

During the last 3 years, vulture’s death cases are increasing not only in Rajasthan but also in other parts of the India. The IUCN Red Data Book has listed this bird as ‘critically endangered’.In winter 2012, totally 56 vultures, including 3 species i.e. Eurasian griffon, Cinareous vulture and Egyptian vulture and 10 steppe eagle were found dead at Jorbeer dumping site. read more

India’s vultures haven’t always needed conservation: For many years, their numbers were robust. But in 2003, BNHS found that an increasing number of vultures were dying of kidney failure, which they traced back to the presence of diclofenac—a drug used to treat pain and inflammation in human and cattle—in animal carcasses. read more