Synchronized survey of vultures on the card

Synchronized survey of vultures on the cards- The Hindu

• The Vulture Conservation Working Group of South India (  VCWG-SI ) is going to organize a synchronized survey of the critically endangered vulture population in south India.
• An action plan for first survey was finalized at Bandipur Tiger reserves in Karnataka.
• Vultures are capable of travelling more than 100km a day so monitoring will be a difficult task.
• Counting birds on different dates may results in inaccurate number.
• So it is decided to synchronise survey on a specific date.
• Wild populations of vultures are found in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve.
• The presence of  'Diclofenac' a veterinary non steroidal anti inflammatory caused massive death of vulture population
• Some drugs are banned like 'ketoprofen' in vulture habitat but there are drugs yet to be banned.