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Long-billed vulture ready to soar high - Jun 30, 2009 Daily News & AnalysisBisalpur (Tonk): The harbingers of bad news, vultures have brought some good news for wildlife conservationists. It seems the near extinct long-billed ... Endangered vulture could be saved thanks to help from RSPB - Aug 6, 2009 Telegraph.co.ukOne of the world's most endangered birds has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time, providing a "huge boost" to efforts to prevent it ... BNHS warns of looming vulture extinction in India - May 1, 2008 Expressindia.comMumbai, May 1: Vultures may soon become extinct in India if their population continues to decline at the present rate despite measures taken by the ... A VULTURE CALLED PHOENIX - Jun 22, 2008 Indian Express...of 99.99 per cent of the scavenging Indian vulture, notably the slender billed vulture, the white backed vulture and the long billed vulture. ... Article: WALES: SPECTACULAR SCAVENGER.(News) - Daily Post ( … - Aug 28, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Daily Post - HighBeam ResearchThree species of vultures - White Backed Vulture, Long Billed Vulture and Slender Billed Vulture - have already recorded a decline of 90 per cent across ... Where few vultures fly; Tens of millions of the big-winged birds have... - May 28, 2005 Pay-Per-View - The Spectator - ProQuest ArchiverScientists found that the drug, which was harmless to humans and to cattle themselves, was highly toxic to vultures of the genus Gyps. ... Vultures on decline in Chorla ghat, say Greens - Dec 11, 2009 Times of IndiaKERI: The world over, there is a hue and cry over the sudden decline in the numbers of vultures. The nine species of vultures which are found in India are ... Extinct Indian Vulture seen afer 4 years - Jan 11, 2008 Zee NewsBangalore, Jan 11: The Indian Vulture or the Long-billed Vulture, which was believed to have become extinct, has been spotted near Bangalore after a gap of ... The vanishing: little noticed by the outside world, perhaps the most ... - Feb 1, 2007 Free with registration - Smithsonian - AccessMyLibrary.comTHERE IS a moment during the capturing of baby vultures when the human nose can be considered an asset. In the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve of central India, ... More action needed to conserve Asia's vultures - Mar 29, 2005 Surfbirds NewsA coalition of 100 bird organisations across the world is today [Tuesday 29 March, 2005] appealing to the governments of Pakistan and Nepal to follow the ... Study sounds global vulture alert - Jan 11, 2006 BBC NewsBy Roland Pease. A widely used livestock pain killer could endanger the survival of vultures around the world, researchers suggest. ... Chick success for Asian vultures - Jan 8, 2007 BBC NewsConservationists are celebrating the arrival of the first oriental white-backed vulture chick to be born in captivity in India. ... Ray of hope for critically endangered vultures in India - Jun 8, 2009 Wildlife ExtraThe Vulture Breeding programme in India now holds a total of 226 vultures of all three Critically Endangered Gyps species combined. ... Bird groups hopeful on vultures - Feb 1, 2006 BBC NewsConservation groups are hopeful the Indian government will move soon to ban the use of a veterinary drug linked to the collapse of vulture populations. ... Breeding success raises hopes for Asian vultures - Aug 10, 2009 Surfbirds NewsThe slender-billed vulture - one of the world's most threatened birds - has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time. ... Environment ministry turns vulture saviour - Mar 12, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesThree species of vultures - White Backed Vulture, Long Billed Vulture and Slender Billed Vulture - have already recorded a decline of 90 per cent across ... Drug swap urged to save vultures - Jan 30, 2006 BBC NewsBy Roland Pease. Wildlife experts are urging the Indian government to ban a widely used veterinary drug in order to save vultures from extinction. ... Rare breed of vulture spotted in Goa after eight years - May 9, 2009 Times of IndiaPANAJI: An Indian white-rumped vulture was spotted in Goa after a gap of almost eight years. According to bird lovers and forest officials, this particular ... KEEPING VULTURES ALIVE - Mar 28, 2005 The HinduAS A BIRD that is synonymous with death in the popular imagination, the vulture is an improbable candidate for a widely supported conservation campaign. ... Rains threaten precious vulture nestling in Haryana - Sep 24, 2008 Daily News & AnalysisPTI. NEW DELHI: Wildlife officials are on their toes to ensure that the heavy rains that have lashed Haryana in the past few days do not wash away the two ... Asian vulture populations are being felled at an alarming rate by... - Feb 2, 2005 San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union TribuneBy Richard A. Lovett. When the first Europeans arrived in America, one of the most numerous birds was the passenger pigeon, which, as recently as the ... Vultures on the Brink of Extinction - Jan 18, 2006 ABC NewsBy AMANDA ONION. They swoop down in flocks and can consume an entire dead cow in a matter of minutes. It's no wonder vultures don't always have the best ... Boost for endangered vultures after captive breeding success - May 29, 2009 The GuardianOne of the world's most threatened birds has been successfully bred in captivity for the first time, conservationists said today. ... Saving vultures from diclofenac - Feb 23, 2006 The HinduVultures are unprepossessing birds. In fact, as harbingers of death that ghoulishly wait for animals to breathe their last and gorge themselves on the ... Hope for Indian vultures as chick is bred in captivity - Jan 11, 2007 Wildlife ExtraNine species of vultures are found on the Indian subcontinent, of which, the white-backed vulture Gyps bengalensis, long-billed vulture Gyps indicus and ... Slow flight from death row - May 1, 2005 Indian ExpressTrends from 2000-2003 indicate a 22-50 per cent annual decline for the oriental white-backed vulture and long-billed vulture, says Nita Shah, ... Drug use blamed as vulture population crashes 99% in India and … - Sep 9, 2008 Mongabay.comCaptive breeding programs are not large enough to ensure the oriental white-rumped vulture's survival, reports a new study in Biological Conservation. ... Can Captive Breeding Rescue Vultures from Extinction? - Dec 20, 2009 National Geographic..."In concept it is very simple. In practice it takes a lot of time," Watson said. "We are talking a minimum of 20 years, more like 30 years, of effort. ... Farm drug killing vultures - Jan 24, 2006 Malaysia StarDiclofenac, a farm drug that has driven three species of South Asian vultures to the brink of extinction, could also decimate vultures in Eurasia and Africa ... Why are vultures dying? - Dec 31, 2007 Down to Earth - Down to Earth (subscription)The anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac has been incriminated as the main cause for decline in vulture numbers in South Asia. The birds, it is said, ... Tehelka:: Free. Fair. Fearless - Feb 9, 2008 TehelkaLess than two percent of the three species of vultures in India — the Long Billed Vulture, the Slender Billed Vulture and the White Back Vulture — survive. ... Abode of the vulture - Apr 10, 2005 FrontlineIT was a clear and pleasant October evening. The forest was silent except for occasional birdcalls. A Giant Malabar Squirrel scampered along a low branch. ... Livestock painkiller smuggled from Bangladesh decimating vulture … - May 10, 2008 TopNewsGuwahati, May 10 : The population of Asian vultures in India is dwindling fast at the Rani Vulture breeding and conservation site in Guwahati. ... More good news for nature's waste managers - Aug 2, 2006 Environmental Data InteractiveAsian vultures faced with a plummeting population after eating animals treated with a toxic veterinary drug have been thrown a lifeline in Nepal. ... UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News. - Jan 11, 2006 Free with registration - UPI NewsTrack - AccessMyLibrary.comWASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- US scientists say the Hubble Space Telescope has provided an unprecedented look at the Orion Nebula. ... ENVIRONMENT-PAKISTAN: Warnings From Vanishing Vultures - Jan 8, 2010 Inter Press ServiceBy Zofeen Ebrahim*. KARACHI, Feb 25 (IPS/IFEJ) - "The thought of my carcass being pecked at by vultures isn't at all pleasant," said Bapsi Sidhwa, ... Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Jan 8, 2010 Daily TimesISLAMABAD: Marghzar Zoo is a tremendous source of attraction for people from different age groups due to its fresh environment and unique wildlife species. ... DEAD AS A DODO? | Article from The Independent - London | HighBeam … - Apr 30, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam ResearchDEAD AS A DODO? ... find The Independent - London articles. WHY SCIENTISTS FEAR FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ASIAN VULTURE Endangered animals You have to feel ... Saving nature's scavengers from extinction - Mar 18, 2006 Newindpress on SundayNEW DELHI: Exactly a year ago Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave a directive to phase out the veterinary use of diclofenac - the drug responsible for the ... Meet to focus on dwindling vulture population - Mar 14, 2005 The HinduPutting it simply, the white backed vulture, long billed vulture and the slender bill vulture found in India are all near extinction. ... Asian vultures may face extinction in India, study warns - May 4, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldAsian vultures may face extinction in India unless a farm drug responsible for their large-scale decimation is banned outright, according to a report Sunday ... Mystery vulture spotted in hills - Nov 29, 2006 BBC NewsIs it a bird? Definitely. Is it a vulture? Probably - but nobody is quite sure when or how it made its home in the mountains of Gwynedd. ... Efforts to conserve vulture species - Sep 5, 2009 DAWN.comBy Our Staff Reporter. LAHORE, Sept 4: The International Vulture Awareness Day is being celebrated on Saturday (today) with the participation of leading ... Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Dec 24, 2009 Daily TimesBy Shoaib Ahmed. LAHORE: The government and international wildlife agencies are considering establishing a captive-breeding programme for white-backed ... Careful boys, the vultures are here | Article from New Straits Times... - Jul 17, 2009 Pay-Per-View - New Straits Times - HighBeam ResearchCareful boys, the vultures are here ... find New Straits Times articles. Andrew Wong New Straits Times 07-17-2009 Careful boys, the vultures are here ... Govt steps in to save raptors - Jul 28, 2008 Calcutta TelegraphRanchi, July 27: The second vulture conservation breeding centre of eastern India would come up near Ormanjhi to save the raptors which have become globally ... 250 species of birds in Ramanagar panic over Buddha's smile - May 12, 2005 Newindpress on SundayBANGALORE: It is called Yellow Throat Bulbul -- a small tiny and shy bird. An endemic species, it is found only in some parts of the Central Deccan Plateau. ... Article: WALES: Mystery as vulture makes its home in Snowdonian... - Aug 28, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Daily Post - HighBeam ResearchBut experts last night said it was probably an endangered Indian long-billed vulture which had escaped from a private owner. ... … -PAKISTAN: VULTURES' DECLINE ALARMS SCIENTISTS | Article from … - Feb 25, 2009 Pay-Per-View - Inter Press Service English News Wire - HighBeam ResearchENVIRONMENT-PAKISTAN: VULTURES' DECLINE ALARMS SCIENTISTS ... find Inter Press Service English News Wire articles. Zofeen Ebrahim /IFEJ * Inter Press ... Endangered vulture could be saved thanks to help from RSPB - 06 Aug 2009 Telegraph.co.ukThere are just 1000 slender-billed vultures left in the wild, the RSPB said. and along with the long-billed vulture, has suffered declines of almost 97 per Special Report - Jul 20, 2009 OrganiserStatistics reveal that India has nine species of vultures in the wild including the oriental white-backed vulture, long-billed vulture, slender-billed The natural scavengers on the brink of extinction - Feb 12, 2009 HimVani,Of the nine species of vultures, the population of three species ie White-backed Vulture, Slender billed Vulture and Long billed Vulture in the wild has Restaurant For Long Billed Vultures - Oct 30, 2008 Oneindia,Sources in the Forest Department told UNI activities for such a unique eating place for the Indian vultures gathered momentum after a long billed vulture Rains threaten precious vulture nestling in Haryana - Sep 24, 2008 Daily News & Analysis,This is the first centre in the country where the breeding of three endangered species-- Oriental White-rumped Vulture, Long-billed Vulture and Captive breeding of vultures in Madhya Pradesh - Sep 6, 2008 MyNews.in,Bengal vulture, Indian long-billed vulture, king vulture and white vulture are found in Madhya Pradesh, though, according to a study, its number had Govt steps in to save raptors - Jul 27, 2008 Calcutta Telegraph,Three species of vultures, including white-rumped vulture (Gyps Bengalensis), long-billed vulture (Gyps Indicus) and Egyptian vulture (Neophron Will vultures have the last flight? - Apr 11, 2008 MyNews.in,The population of three species ie White-backed Vulture, Slender billed Vulture and Long billed Vulture in the wild has declined drastically over the past Vulture chick born in captivity survives for the first time - Mar 30, 2008 DailyIndia.com,..."We are trying to breed 25 pairs of each of three species which is white-backed vulture, long-billed vulture and slender-billed vultures. Vultures in Asia are facing extinction - Feb 9, 2008 MiamiHerald.com,Today, the Oriental white-rumped vulture, long-billed vulture and slender-billed vulture are all but extinct, gone from the skies of India, Pakistan and Half Of Nepal's Vulture Species In Danger - Oct 11, 2007 Gorkhapatra,Another South Asian species, the Long-billed vulture, which is not found in Neal, is also already evaluated as critically endangered. Sanctuary proposal gathers dust - Jul 22, 2007 Times of India,...for 150 species of birds including yellow-throated bulbul as well as globally endangered birds — the white-backed vulture and long-billed vulture. Saving nature's scavengers from extinction Mar 17, 2006 Painting a grim scenario, Pandey said the population of three species of the vultures - the white-backed vulture, the long-billed vulture and the slender ... Newindpress (subscription), [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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