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World's first vulture survives after being born in captivity - Mar 26, 2008 HinduChandigarh (PTI): In a good news for the endangered species of vulture, the Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre in Pinjore has achieved a rare feat wherein ... 'Decade to save Asian vultures' - Apr 30, 2008 BBC NewsBy Mark Kinver. Asian vultures could be extinct in the wild within 10 years unless a livestock drug blamed for their rapid demise is eliminated, ... Abode of the vulture - Apr 10, 2005 FrontlineThe white backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is a medium sized vulture, ... In the 1990s the numbers of the white backed vulture began to drop dramatically. ... 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. ... Asian vultures declining faster than the dodo - May 15, 2009 The GuardianWhile the white-backed vulture population had been around 30 million across ... The researchers wrote: "The oriental white-backed vulture is now in dire ... African White-backed Vulture in Portugal, October 2006 – new for... - Oct 14, 2006 Surfbirds NewsOne of the highlights of a trip to Portugal in October is the chance that, given the right weather conditions, you might get a good passage of raptors at ... 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. ... Vulture Wee Man gets 'girlfriend' - Nov 12, 2007 BBC NewsA vulture which escaped from a bird rescue centre in Aberdeenshire is to be paired up with a female companion. Wee Man, an African white-backed vulture, ... Vulture species threatened - Jan 12, 2006 News24...the Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), which inhabits parts of Central Asia and Southern Africa, and on the African white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus). ... A VULTURE CALLED PHOENIX - Jun 22, 2008 Indian ExpressPhoenix is the name the RSPB have chosen for the White Backed Vulture nestling that survived—and is now three months old. It's an apt nomenclature. ... Richmond Park, home of deer - and vultures - Mar 11, 2009 The GuardianAs if the highest car parking charges in Britain weren't enough, the people of Richmond now have to contend with a vulture in their midst. ... Britain joins the vulture club - Nov 15, 2006 The SunBy NICK FRANCIS. An increasing number have been spotted over the past six months with sightings reported in Norfolk, Snowdonia, Bodmin Moor in Cornwall and ... 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, ... Article: The vulture has landed ... in Richmond ; Twitchers flock to... - Nov 15, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Evening Standard - London - HighBeam ResearchThe vulture has landed ... in Richmond ; Twitchers flock to royal park to see rare bird of prey ... find Evening Standard - London articles. Dallas Zoo looking for escaped vulture - Jan 30, 2007 $2.95 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - NewsBankThat, officials say, could be the key to recovering the female African white-backed vulture that escaped from the Dallas Zoo over the weekend. ... 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 ... World's first vulture survives after being born in captivity - Aug 27, 2008 Newindpress on SundayPTI. CHANDIGARH: In a good news for the endangered species of vulture, the vulture conservation breeding centre in Pinjore has achieved a rare feat wherein ... Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Jan 11, 2010 Daily TimesThe WWF-P has set up phase 1 of a conservation facility for holding safe population and captive breeding of the critically endangered White-backed Vulture ... Sightings of escaped zoo bird continue - Feb 3, 2007 $2.95 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - NewsBankMildred Bryant has a hunch about the big bird that has perched in trees near her home for two days this week. "It's a pretty good size, has a funny-looking ... Bird-safe Rx: alternative drug won't kill India's vultures.(This Week) - Feb 4, 2006 $4.95 - Science News - ECNextAn international research team says that it has found a substitute for the livestock drug that has accidentally poisoned most of the vultures of India and ... The Peninsula On-line: Qatar's leading English Daily - Feb 23, 2007 Peninsula On-lineNEW DELHI • Two chicks born in captivity as part of an effort to save a rare vulture species in India have died, a scientist associated with the breeding ... 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 ... Vets to remove vulture's cataracts in world first operation - Oct 16, 2009 www.sagoodnews.co.zaVets at Onderstepoort will attempt to restore the eyesight of an African White-backed vulture on Friday, the University of Pretoria said. ... Asian Vultures Declining Faster Than the Dodo - Apr 29, 2008 BuzzleAsian vultures are declining faster than any bird in history, including the dodo, and could become extinct within a decade, conservationists said yesterday. ... 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 ... 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. ... Vets to help vulture see - Oct 15, 2009 News24.comJohannesburg - Vets at Onderstepoort will attempt to restore the eyesight of an African White-backed vulture on Friday, the University of Pretoria said. ... Article: THE ESSEX BIRD; Escaped vulture wants to stay out on the... - Mar 15, 2006 Pay-Per-View - The Mirror - HighBeam ResearchTHE ESSEX BIRD; Escaped vulture wants to stay out on the town.(News) ... find The Mirror (London, England) articles. Byline: By AIDAN McGURRAN SHE'S out on ... Birds wing way to 1m mark - Jul 8, 2009 Independent OnlineBy Shenelle Dhanasur. The South African National Biodiversity Institute (Sanbi) has recorded one million birds to date - a milestone for the South African ... Endangered birds exhibition - Oct 10, 2007 Daily News & AnalysisAn exhibition of endangered birds' photographs as part of Wildlife Week, organised by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) at Hornbill House from ... Nesting vultures - Jan 29, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Business Line - Factiva, from Dow JonesNATURALISTS believe the white-backed or Bengal vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is nearing extinction. That does not seem to be the case in Anjarla village where ... 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 ... 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 ... Zoo readies for exhibit minus bird - Feb 24, 2007 $2.95 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram - NewsBankJust weeks before the exhibit opens at the Dallas Zoo, officials are still searching for the female African white-backed vulture who flew the coop last ... Captive breeding centre for vultures in Assam soon - Sep 12, 2007 earthtimes.orgBy : Sanjeeb Baruah. Guwahati, Sep 12 - The vulture population in Assam is fast declining and a conservation organisation is setting up a captive breeding ... … -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 ... Vultures falling prey to poisoned dead dogs - Dec 20, 2008 News International - The News InternationalBy Jan Khaskheli. Wildlife conservationists have expressed shock over the death of a large number of internationally-endangered White-backed Vultures and ... EDP24 - Norfolk News - EDP24 - Aug 13, 2006 Norfolk Eastern Daily PressThe mystery surrounding sightings of a vulture in East Anglia has taken a new twist. A growing number of people in the region have contacted the EDP after ... VULTURES FAST HEADING TOWARDS EXTINCTION IN ASSAM - Nov 17, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesGUWAHATI, Nov 17 -- The first-ever comprehensive survey of the white-backed (Gyps bengalensis) and slender-billed (Gyps tenuirostris) vultures in Assam has ... First captivity-hatched vulture breed ready to fledge - Aug 1, 2009 HinduChandigarh (IANS): A slender-billed vulture nestling, an endangered species, has for the first time hatched in captivity at the Vulture Conservation ... NANDANKANAN BIOLOGICAL PARK - Feb 16, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsNandankanan is all set to establish a white backed vulture conservation breeding center soon. This is going to be a major challenging task for the park. ... Pakistan, WWF sign memorandum for vulture conservation - Jun 28, 2006 $2.95 - BBC Archive - NewsBankLahore, 28 June: WWF [World Wildlife Fund] Pakistan and the Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department Wednesday [28 June] signed a memorandum of understanding to ... Slender-billed vulture bred in captivity - Jul 26, 2009 HinduKOLKATA: The Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre in North Bengal has successfully bred the critically endangered slender-billed vulture. ... 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, ... 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 ... Vulture numbers declining because of malarial infection - Dec 1, 2007 HinduHYDERABAD: Contrary to the popular perception, Diclofenac, the anti-inflammatory drug, is not solely responsible for the rapid decline in the numbers of ... First success for vulture breeding programme - Aug 6, 2009 RegisterThe white backed vulture numbers have fallen in that period from 30 million to just 11000, and numbers continue to fall by 40 per cent a year. ... Indian government to act over drug killing millions of vultures - Aug 21, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukBy Paul Eccleston. The Indian government has ordered tighter restrictions on the sale of a drug which has killed millions of vultures. ... Renaissance Festival gives look at raptors of the world - Oct 10, 2007 Orange LeaderThe Texas Renaissance Festival is not just about period clothing, turkey legs and jousting. It offers a chance to have a up, close and personal look at some ... 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. ... Bird death disaster could spread - Sep 26, 2008 The GuardianThe "most significant conservation disaster ever" may be about to repeat itself around the world, according to research by the Royal Society for the ... Scientists formulate Indian vulture rescue plan - Jan 31, 2006 RegisterBy Lester Haines • Get more from this author. Scientists have found a solution to the vulture crisis in India where large numbers of the birds are being ... Article: Vulture culture; Conservation.(Save the vulture!) - The... - Oct 6, 2007 Pay-Per-View - The Economist - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Vulture culture; Conservation.(Save the vulture!) ... find The Economist (US) articles. What we gonna do, then? At last, India's vultures are ... Isolated aviaries help to populate three out of the nine endangered … - Nov 2, 2009 East AfricanBy RUPI MANGAT (email the author). Vultures are brought into captivity at any one of the three vulture breeding centres in India — namely, Pinjore opened in ... Endangered Vulture Bred In Captivity .South Asian Species This .Is... - Jan 14, 2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News ArchiveAssociated Press Bombay, India The ori— ental white-backed vulture, en dangered across South Asia from eating tainted meat, has been bred in captivity for ... Red kite returns to London after 100 years away. | Article from The … - Jan 12, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Evening Standard - HighBeam ResearchRed kite returns to London after 100 years away. ... find The Evening Standard (London, England) articles. Byline: BO WILSON IT HAS not been seen in a ... 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. ... Print news - IPS Inter Press Service - Jan 30, 2010 Inter Press ServiceKATHMANDU, Jan 22 (IPS) - Dhan Bahadur Chaudhary, an ornithologist, grew up with vultures in his native Nawalparasi in western Nepal. ... Swiftlet back from the brink - May 1, 2009 Daily News & AnalysisMumbai: The Konkan coastline is known for its rich marine life and avifauna and is a major attraction for wildlife enthusiasts keen to spot birds such as ... 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. ... Game for gazing in Botswana Safari travels to the animals - Oct 19, 2008 $2.95 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - NewsBankTaking a trip to Botswana is like dining at a well-stocked salad bar. You get a lot of great options and all the goodies are easy to access. ... Game for gazing in Botswana Safari travels to the animals | Article... - Oct 19, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - HighBeam ResearchGame for gazing in Botswana Safari travels to the animals ... find The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel articles. Taking a trip to Botswana is like dining at a ... 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 ... > Lucky vulture gets a break - Dec 18, 2009 iAfrica.comShould gun control be tightened in South Africa? Find out what iafrica.com readers think... Has the 'Ghost Squad' been more of a help or a hindrance to ... King of the sky - Jun 13, 2006 ic NorthWalesBy Eryl Crump, Daily Post. FARMERS were last night warned they may get a surprise visit from an African bird of prey soaring over the mid Wales skies. ... 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, ... Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan - Jan 13, 2010 Daily TimesLAHORE: Oriental white-backed vulture, Himalayan birds and falcons are facing extinction across the country because of the use of pesticides, ... India in effort to save vultures - Mar 22, 2005 BBC NewsThe veterinary drug blamed for killing South Asia's vultures has been banned by the Indian government. Conservationists say that the population of three ... Number of vultures decrease in Odisha wetland - Aug 29, 2008 KalingaTimesWildlife personnel engaged in conservation project said that no white backed vulture was sighted this year while their number of sighting was more than 20 ... Dhaka Zoo's rare feat in animal breeding - Sep 26, 2009 Daily Star - The Daily StarThis white backed vulture species is now almost extinct in the sub-continent with 98 percent of the species having already disappeared. ... Article: Vulture Chick Born in Captivity in India - AP Online |... - Jan 8, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchVulture Chick Born in Captivity in India ... find AP Online articles. MUMBAI, India - The oriental white-backed vulture, endangered across South Asia by ... Article: Battle to ban drug killing off vultures.(News) - Birmingham... - Feb 2, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Birmingham Mail - HighBeam ResearchBattle to ban drug killing off vultures.(News) ... find Birmingham Mail (England) articles. WILDLIFE campaigners hope that a drug blamed for the deaths of ... 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 ... Vulture Chick Born in Captivity in India | Article from AP Online | … - Jan 8, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchVulture Chick Born in Captivity in India ... find AP Online articles. MUMBAI, India - The oriental white-backed vulture, endangered across South Asia by ... Article: Baby Vulture Born in Captivity in India - AP Online |... - Jan 8, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchBaby Vulture Born in Captivity in India ... find AP Online articles. MUMBAI, India - One of the world's most endangered birds, the oriental white-backed ... Article: Vulture Chick Born in Captivity in India - AP Online |... - Jan 8, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchVulture Chick Born in Captivity in India ... find AP Online articles. MUMBAI, India - The oriental white-backed vulture, endangered across South Asia by ... Extinction crisis has escalated; apes, corals, vultures, dolphins at... - Sep 13, 2007 The HinduIn this photo released by WildlifeDirect, a female mountain gorilla holds her one-day-old son, in Virunga National Park, eastern Congo on August 22, 2007. ... Article: First chick born in captivity raises hopes for survival of... - Jan 9, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Independent - London - HighBeam ResearchFirst chick born in captivity raises hopes for survival of Asian vultures ; WORLD ... find The Independent - London articles. Conservationists in India are ... Global village - Unusual Tales - Specials - smh.com.au - Dec 3, 2005 Sydney Morning HeraldFood-critic-turned-novelist Giles Coren has won one of Britain's most dreaded literary accolades - the prize for bad sex in fiction. ... Stage 16 as it happened - Jul 25, 2007 BBC NewsBy Andy Nicolson and Mark Orlovac. 1622: Rasmussen has stamped his authority all over this stage and the whole Tour, crossing the finish line 25 seconds ... Article: Vultures.(News) - Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | HighBeam … - Jan 10, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Western Mail - HighBeam ResearchVultures.(News) ... find Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) articles. Byline: By Amanda Brown They are giants of the sky and one of the world's most threatened ... Extinction crisis has escalated, apes, corals, vultures, dolphins at... - Sep 12, 2007 The HinduIn this photo released by WildlifeDirect, a female mountain gorilla holds her one-day old son, in Virunga National Park in eastern Congo on Wednesday, Aug. ... Flu cases hit record high - Jan 9, 2007 South African Star - The South African StarBeijing - Cold and flu sufferers in China's freezing capital have hit record highs in many hospitals this winter, Xinhua news agency said yesterday, ... Nepals first vulture breeding centre established - Apr 30, 2008 HinduKathmanmdu (PTI): Nepal has established the country's first vulture breeding centre inside the popular Chitawan National Park with a view to maintain a ... Vulture Escapes From Rescue Centre - Oct 10, 2007 Scottish Daily RecordA VULTURE with an 8ft wingspan called Wee Man has escaped from a bird of prey rescue centre. The rare African white-backed vulture broke his lead while ... Vulture goes awol from Scottish rescue centre - Oct 9, 2007 RegisterBy Lester Haines • Get more from this author. An African white-backed vulture decided last Saturday that he didn't much like his digs at Aberdeenshire's, ... 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 ... Wee Man the vulture returns home - Oct 22, 2007 BBC NewsWee Man the white backed vulture had been on the loose since flying off from the 2 Wit 2 Woo sanctuary near Huntly two weeks ago. ... Why should Ramanagaram pay for destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas? - May 21, 2005 The Hindu...the Yellow Throated Bulbul, and the White Backed Vulture and introducing an alien economy on the largely agrarian community in the surrounding villages. ... African vulture vanishes from zoo - Aug 7, 2006 BBC NewsThe African White-backed Vulture, called Bones, vanished from an enclosure in Blackbrook Zoological Park, in Winkhill, near Leek. ... Maiden journey for captive vulture - Oct 23, 2009 The GuardianGollum, a captive-bred African white backed vulture, stretches his wings after taking flying lessons in a vertical wind tunnel. Photograph: Andrew Parsons/ ... Missing vulture 'on nearby moor' - Sep 8, 2006 BBC NewsA missing vulture is thought to be living on moorland just a few miles from the zoo from which it escaped. Bones, an African White-backed Vulture, ... A Restaurant for Vultures. Literally - Aug 15, 2009 TIMEBy Sophia Yan Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009. For the small number of vulture lovers the world over, good news comes this summer from Sindh, Pakistan. ... Winds Blow Vulture From Breeding Center - May 7, 2007 San Francisco ChronicleCall it a scavenger hunt with a difference. A private bird of prey breeding center was inundated with calls Monday after appealing for help tracking down a ... WALES: King of the sky; His name's George, he's got a 9-foot wingspan... - Jun 13, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Daily Post - HighBeam ResearchWALES: King of the sky; His name's George, he's got a 9-foot wingspan ...and he could be flying over a town near you.(News) ... find Daily Post (Liverpool, ... 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 ... 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. ... 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 ... 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 ... Politics hampering efforts to save Asian vulture - Sep 6, 2008 Daily News & AnalysisWASHINGTON: Political barriers in India and Pakistan are hampering efforts to save the critically endangered Asian vulture from extinction, whose numbers ... First success for vulture breeding programme - 06 Aug 2009 RegisterThe white backed vulture numbers have fallen in that period from 30 million to just 11000, and numbers continue to fall by 40 per cent a year. First captivity-hatched vulture breed ready to fledge - Aug 1, 2009 HinduMs. Choudhry said that the breeding of white-backed vulture was also good this year and three nestlings fledged successfully. Five eggs hatched this year Slender-billed vulture bred in captivity - Jul 25, 2009 HinduThe programme tasted success in 2007, when a white-backed vulture chick hatched in the facility at Pinjore in Haryana. Of the nine species recorded in the 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 Bengal hatches rare vulture - Jul 21, 2009 Calcutta TelegraphA white-backed vulture was bred at Pinjore in 2007. One of the world's foremost scavengers and crucial for the preservation of the ecology, vultures began 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 Nepal trip for vulture rescue - Feb 1, 2009 South Wales Evening Post,..."One of the three, the white-backed vulture, is down to a few hundred pairs in the wild. "The massive decline is down to a drug which farmers give to First-ever bird survey springs surprises - Feb 1, 2009 Times of India,...the vast Morni ranges, with spottings of the severely endangered white-backed vulture and some dainty birds that frolic near the rocky mountain creeks. Of vultures in a genetic bottleneck - Nov 3, 2008 Deccan Herald,The oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), classified critically endangered by the IUCN, may soon lose its genetic diversity unless immediate A Seattle Times writer and photographer experience Africa, up close - Nov 2, 2008 Seattle Times,An African white-backed vulture surveys its territory. Vultures and other scavengers are abundant and play an important role in Africa's grassland Quietly… that’s how this country is making its mark - Oct 27, 2008 The National,Another endangered species, however, the White-backed Vulture, is of no direct interest to the UAE. Indeed, it has never even been reported here. Decline of Asian vulture tied to livestock drug, former University ... - Sep 24, 2008 MLive.com,...by The Ann Arbor News A former University of Michigan professor is sounding the alarm on the decline of the oriental white-backed vulture, an impressive Recovery Efforts Not Enough For Critically Endangered Asian Vulture - Sep 5, 2008 Science Daily (press release)With a seven-foot wingspan, the oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) was an awesome presence in south Asia until the mid-1990s, when populations SA vultures soar towards extinction - Sep 5, 2008 Independent Online,Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus), White-headed Vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) and the African White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus). Endangered vulture closer to extinction - Sep 9, 2008 United Press InternationalWith a seven-foot wingspan, the oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) was an awesome presence in south Asia until the mid-1990s, when populations Researchers Raise Awareness Of South Asian Vulture Before It Goes ... - Sep 8, 2008 AHNThe oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis) is an impressive bird with a seven-foot wingspan. It was common in the south Asia until the mid-1990s, Number of vultures decrease in Odisha wetland - Aug 29, 2008 KalingaTimes,Wildlife personnel engaged in conservation project said that no white backed vulture was sighted this year while their number of sighting was more than 20 Current conservation efforts 'won't save Asian vultures' - Sep 9, 2008 International Animal Rescue,Numbers of the oriental white-backed vulture have dropped from tens of millions to a few thousand in recent years and conservation efforts have involved Day 84-88: In search of Africa's Big Five - Jul 23, 2008 Livemint,An African Fish Eagle perched high on a tree, two saddle-billed storks, a white-backed vulture, sand grouses that camouflage themselves on the dirt roads so 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 returning to greener Kolkata after a long time - Mar 27, 2008 Thaindian.com,By Soma Mitra Kolkata, Mar 27 (ANI): Asian white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis), also known as white-rumped vulture which had disappeared two years back, Put Your Picture on the Cover of Your Favorite Magazine - Mar 31, 2008 Washington Post,This white-backed vulture perched on a branch, posing like a model for 15 minutes while I clicked away with my Nikon D80 from the back of our expedition Vulture numbers declining because of malarial infection - 01 Dec 2007 Hindu,Diclofenac, the anti-inflammatory drug, is not solely responsible for the rapid decline in the numbers of white-backed vulture, a study by scientists of Vulture Wee Man gets 'girlfriend' - Nov 12, 2007 BBC News,Wee Man, an African white-backed vulture, made headlines in October when he flew off from the 2Wit 2Woo sanctuary near Huntly. Vulture-killing drug now on sale in Africa - Oct 30, 2007 BirdLife International,...and further threaten Rueppell's Griffon Vulture Gyps rueppellii (NT), White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus (NT) and Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus (LC). Half Of Nepal's Vulture Species In Danger - Oct 11, 2007 Gorkhapatra,Three of the African vulture species have been reclassified, including the White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis), the White-backed vulture (Gyps Wee Man the vulture returns home - Oct 22, 2007 BBC News,Wee Man the white backed vulture had been on the loose since flying off from the 2 Wit 2 Woo sanctuary near Huntly two weeks ago. Vulture goes awol from Scottish rescue centre - Oct 9, 2007 Register,By Lester Haines → More by this author An African white-backed vulture decided last Saturday that he didn't much like his digs at Aberdeenshire's, ahem, Endangered birds exhibition - Oct 9, 2007 Daily News & Analysis,He said 12 species of birds like White-backed vulture, Jerdon’s Courser and Forest Owlet are critically endangered, while 10 species, including Lesser Food offered to 'Wee Man' vulture - Oct 10, 2007 BBC News,The rare African white-backed vulture - known as Wee Man - broke free during a feeding session near Huntly. It was feared he may have flown a long distance Vulture escapes from rescue home - Oct 9, 2007 BBC News,The African white-backed vulture - known as Wee Man - broke free during a feeding session at 2wit 2woo near Huntly in Aberdeenshire. WEE MAN THE VULTURE ESCAPES AGAIN - Oct 17, 2007 This is Aberdeen,The African white-backed vulture, named Wee Man, has an 8ft wingspan and can fly thousands of feet above the ground. It disappeared from a tree near the ESCAPED VULTURE DISCOVERED SAFE AND WELL - Oct 10, 2007 This is North Scotland,The rare African white-backed vulture, which has a wingspan of 8ft and can fly at 50mph, broke its lead and flew off during a feeding session at 2wit 2woo Efforts to recapture escaped vulture continue - Oct 10, 2007 stv.tv,The African white backed vulture, who has an eight foot wing span, was yesterday spotted sitting in a tree miles away from the centre. Vulture's Flight To Freedom - Oct 9, 2007 Glasgow Daily Record,The rare African white-backed vulture broke his lead while being fed - and could now be hundreds of miles away from the 2wit 2woo owl and raptor centre at Elephant Day to be observed tomorrow - Oct 5, 2007 The Statesman,Also two modern aviaries, one for the highly threatened white backed vulture and another for the brahminy kite, would be dedicated to the public. Jumbos’ day out - Oct 7, 2007 Newindpress,A state-of-art 12 meter high aviary for highly-threatened ‘White backed vulture’ was dedicated to public. The recently constructed aviary for ‘Brahminy Orissa zoo celebrates Elephant Day - Oct 7, 2007 KalingaTimes,Two state-of-the-art aviaries - one for the highly threatened White Backed Vulture and another for the Brahminy Kite - were also dedicated to the public on Jewel of Russia continues to sparkle with each visit - Aug 11, 2007 Austin American-Statesman (subscription),...black-billed magpie, endangered harpy eagle, ornate hawk-eagle, African white-backed vulture, king vulture, Andean condor, red-legged seriema, Sanctuary proposal gathers dust - Jul 22, 2007 Times of India,It's also a habitat for 150 species of birds including yellow-throated bulbul as well as globally endangered birds — the white-backed vulture and Britain joins the vulture club Nov 14, 2006 The latest sighting was by bird-watchers in Richmond Park, South West London, who saw an Indian white-backed vulture among the usual line-up of sparrows and ... - The Sun, Rare sighting of vulture in park Nov 15, 2006 Bird watchers who have seen the bird in Richmond Park, south-west London, have identified it as the endangered Indian white-backed vulture. ... - BBC News, Mystery over UK vulture sightings Nov 14, 2006 A listener to BBC Radio Five Live's Drive programme yesterday reported that birdwatchers had seen an Indian white-backed vulture in Richmond Park. ... - Metro, Rare vulture spotted in London Nov 16, 2006 London. According to the Royal Parks Agency the big bird has been identified as the endangered Indian white-backed vulture. The ... - CBBC Newsround, Nandankanan zoo to house vultures Nov 6, 2006 ...effect on them. The Indian White backed Vulture in 1992 number was more than 100 times than the 2003 number. Although they hangout ... - The Statesman, Wildlife workers talk shop Nov 13, 2006 Working group projects at the Open Day ranged from Eco-Warriors, the White Backed Vulture project and the Venetia Wild Dog Project. ... - Citizen, Is it a bird? Yes, it's a... vulture Nov 17, 2006 One possible candidate is Bones, a rare Indian white-backed vulture, which escaped from a zoo near Leek, Staffordshire, in August. ... - Norwich Evening News, Park vulture has flown the nest Nov 17, 2006 The endangered Indian white-backed vulture, which has an average height of 85cm and wingspan of 220cm, is believed to be one called Bones that escaped from ... - Richmond and Twickenham Times, Britain joins the vulture club Nov 14, 2006 The latest sighting was by bird-watchers in Richmond Park, South West London, who saw an Indian white-backed vulture among the usual line-up of sparrows and ... - The Sun, Rare sighting of vulture in park Nov 15, 2006 Bird watchers who have seen the bird in Richmond Park, south-west London, have identified it as the endangered Indian white-backed vulture. ... - BBC News, Mystery over UK vulture sightings Nov 14, 2006 A listener to BBC Radio Five Live's Drive programme yesterday reported that birdwatchers had seen an Indian white-backed vulture in Richmond Park. ... - Metro, Rare vulture spotted in London Nov 16, 2006 London. According to the Royal Parks Agency the big bird has been identified as the endangered Indian white-backed vulture. The ... - CBBC Newsround, Nandankanan zoo to house vultures Nov 6, 2006 ...effect on them. The Indian White backed Vulture in 1992 number was more than 100 times than the 2003 number. Although they hangout ... - The Statesman, Wildlife workers talk shop Nov 13, 2006 Working group projects at the Open Day ranged from Eco-Warriors, the White Backed Vulture project and the Venetia Wild Dog Project. ... - Citizen, Govt dithers on banning drug responsible for vulture deaths Mar 18, 2006 For the past three years, it is a recognised fact that the catastrophic decline in population of white-backed vulture is due to drug diclofenac, which is used ... Navhind Times, CCMB scientists spawn spotted fawn Mar 29, 2006 This could become a model for future attempts to increase the numbers of endangered species like the white-backed vulture, and the Asiatic lion,"Dr Singh said. ... TMCnet 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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