{"id":278479,"date":"2024-01-18T16:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=278479"},"modified":"2024-01-18T17:48:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T12:18:43","slug":"vulture-restaurant-in-jharkhand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/vulture-restaurant-in-jharkhand\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulture restaurant in Jharkhand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong>This post is based on the article “A \u2018Vulture restaurant\u2019 in Jharkhand to conserve the \u2018critically endangered\u2019 species<\/strong>” published in “Financial Express<\/strong>” on 14th January 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

In Jharkhand, a \u2018Vulture Restaurant\u2019 has been established in Koderma district as part of conservation efforts to conserve the diminishing vulture population.<\/p>\n

Why has this initiative been taken?<\/h2>\n

1) Aim-<\/strong> The initiative aims to mitigate the negative effects of veterinary drugs<\/span>, especially diclofenac,<\/span> on vultures.
\nNote-<\/strong> Exposure to diclofenac-contaminated tissues leads to kidney failure in vultures.<\/p>\n

2) It serves as a designated feeding site for the Vultures. <\/span>To prevent interference from other animals, bamboo fencing has been erected around the feeding site.<\/p>\n

3) The Jharkhand Forest Department also plans to establish a center<\/span> for vulture interpretation and rescue, incorporating geo-tagging<\/span> for enhanced monitoring.<\/p>\n

About Vulture<\/h2>\n
\"Vultures
Source-Wildlife SOS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/strong><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/b><\/td>\n1. It belongs to the category of 22 large scavenging birds,<\/span> primarily inhabiting tropical and subtropical regions.
\n2. They are known for their role in cleaning up carrion (the flesh of dead animals).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vultures in India<\/strong><\/td>\nIndia is home to 9 species of Vulture<\/span> namely the Oriental white-backed, Long-billed, Slender-billed, Himalayan, Red-headed, Egyptian, Bearded, Cinereous and the Eurasian Griffon.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conservation Status<\/strong><\/td>\n1. CITES:<\/span><\/strong> Appendix II
\n2. Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:
\n<\/strong>a. Schedule I- <\/span>Bearded, Long-billed, Slender-billed, and Oriental white-backed vultures
\nb.<\/span> Schedule IV-<\/span> Himalayan, Red-headed, Egyptian, Cinereous, Eurasian Griffon.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution<\/strong><\/td>\nVultures are widely distributed, but they are absent from Australia and most oceanic islands.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
For more information on Vultures in India Click here to read<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus- Environment<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post is based on the article “A \u2018Vulture restaurant\u2019 in Jharkhand to conserve the \u2018critically endangered\u2019 species” published in “Financial Express” on 14th January 2024. Why in the News? In Jharkhand, a \u2018Vulture Restaurant\u2019 has been established in Koderma district as part of conservation efforts to conserve the diminishing vulture population. Why has this… Continue reading Vulture restaurant in Jharkhand<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-278479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278479\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}