{"id":19487,"date":"2026-05-11T12:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=19487"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T10:09:27","slug":"indian-vulture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-vulture\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Vulture"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Vulture Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two Indian vultures released in the Melghat Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Maharashtra\u2019s Amravati district have been recently spotted near Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh after covering a flight distance of over 1,000 km.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Vulture<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian vulture, also called the <\/span><b>long-billed vulture,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a <\/span><b>bird of prey<\/b> <b>native to Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Gyps indicus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is part of a group called \u2018\u2019<\/span><b>Old World vultures\u2019\u2019.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They belong to the Accipitridae family, which includes eagles and hawks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Vulture <\/b><b>Habitat and Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are <\/span><b>native <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to <\/span><b>India, Pakistan, and Nepal.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are usually found in <\/span><b>savannas and other open habitats around villages, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cities, and near cultivated areas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has suffered a <\/span><b>97-99% population decrease <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">due to <\/span><b>poisoning caused by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>veterinary drug diclofenac.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was given to working animals, as it reduced joint pain and so kept them working for longer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vultures got poisoned when they ate the meat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of dead cattle that had been treated with diclofenac. This caused <\/span><b>kidney failure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the vultures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Vulture <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>bulky medium-sized<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bird. <\/span><b>Females <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of this species are <\/span><b>smaller <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">than males.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have a <\/span><b>small, mostly bald head<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with<\/span><b> few feathers.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a<\/span><b> long, featherless neck,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dark eyes, and a <\/span><b>long, yellowish beak.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its body and covert feathers are light brown.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its wings are broad, and its tail feathers are short.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>large wingspan allows it to fly long distances<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while using minimal energy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Vulture <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is classified as &#8216;<b>Critically Endangered<\/b>&#8216; under the IUCN Red List<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Melghat Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in <\/span><b>Maharashtra\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amravati district.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perched on the <\/span><b>southern offshoot of the Satpura Hill Range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also known as the <\/span><b>Gavilgarh Hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the very name Melghat translates to \u201cmeeting of the ghats.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was the first tiger reserve in Maharashtra.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><b>Tapti River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flows gracefully along the reserve\u2019s northeastern boundary, while <\/span><b>five tributaries\u2014Khandu, Khapra, Sipna, Gadga, and Dolar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014crisscross the sanctuary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tribes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><b>Korkus <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are the <\/span><b>largest tribal community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Melghat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is dominated by<\/span><b> tropical dry deciduous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forests.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Towering <\/span><b>teak trees<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Tectona grandis) dominate, interspersed with other valuable species such as Ain (Terminalia tomentosa), Haldu (Adina cordifolia), and Bamboo.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sloth Bear, Indian Gaur, Sambar deer, Leopard, Nilgais,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dhole, hyena, jungle cat, langur, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered a stronghold of the <\/span><b>critically endangered forest owlet.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/2-indian-vultures-released-in-maharashtras-melghat-tiger-reserve-fly-over-1000-km-3997561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>DH<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Vulture, also called the long-billed vulture, is a bird of prey native to Asia. 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