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The Central government has finally imposed a long-awaited ban on two veterinary painkiller ketoprofen and aceclofenac drugs, considered a commonly used drug for cattle but deadly for vultures, to rapidly halt current population declines in four ...
The Ruppell’s griffon vulture is a critically endangered species.
KATHMANDU — As dawn breaks over the forest in the Kawasoti area on the edge of Nepal’s Chitwan National Park, early risers can catch a glimpse of rare vultures roosting in their nests perched in the tall trees. This was the sight Ankit Bilas Joshi, vulture conservation program manager at the NGO Bird Conservation Nepal, […]
Progress roundup: Drinking water and hydroponics are growing around the world. And in Bangladesh and New Zealand, species protection is paying off.
If you see vultures circling, it’s a good thing. In South Asia these often-demonised birds have suffered one of the most dramatic declines ever seen in the natural world. But having found the killer drug, nature-saving teams are now turning things around – and you can play a part.