Indian vulture

Scientific Name

Gyps indicus

IUCN Status

Critically Endangered (CR)

Population

30000

Weight

5.5-6.3 kg

Range

Peninsular India, southern Nepal, southeast Pakistan

Habitat Type

Open, wooded country, ravines, valleys, scrub, deciduous forests

Threats

Poisoning of carcasses, banned veterinary drugs

Did You Know

Population plummeted by more than 70% between 1992 and 2007

Also Known As

Long-billed vulture

IUCN Status

Critically Endangered (CR)

Population

30000

Weight

5.5-6.3 kg

Range

Peninsular India, southern Nepal, southeast Pakistan

Habitat Type

Open, wooded country, ravines, valleys, scrub, deciduous forests

Threats

Poisoning of carcasses, banned veterinary drugs

Did You Know

Population plummeted by more than 70% between 1992 and 2007

Also Known As

Long-billed vulture

Through videos, stories, infographics and more, here's a deep dive into the world and life of the Indian vulture

10 Results
Fall of the House of Vultures (And How We Can Stop It)
Conservation
Fall of the House of Vultures (And How We Can Stop It)
Abhishek Ghoshal
Vultures provide priceless ecosystem services by cleaning the environment. Only real changes in the use of vulture-toxic veterinary drugs can help them and the captive-breeding programmes trying to revive their decimated populations
By
Abhishek Ghoshal
Conservation
Monitoring Vultures in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve
Conservation
Monitoring Vultures in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve
Anup Dutta
Around 25 vultures in Panna Tiger Reserve, including the critically endangered Indian vulture, have been geotagged for monitoring the species’ behaviour
By
Anup Dutta
Conservation
Why Vultures of Panna May Lose their Cliff-Side Homes
Video
Why Vultures of Panna May Lose their Cliff-Side Homes
Sustain Team
For thousands of years, hundreds of vultures have built nests on the steep, ancient gorges of Panna, but new developments stand to submerge these landscapes. If the plan goes through, will the vultures return to nest?
By
Sustain Team
Video
Chirgaon Leads the Way in Vulture Conservation
Conservation
Chirgaon Leads the Way in Vulture Conservation
Sneha Mahale
Vulture population in village in Maharashtra rises from 22 in 1999-2000 to 249 in 2021
By
Sneha Mahale
Conservation
Dizzying Decline of the Indian Vulture
Species
Dizzying Decline of the Indian Vulture
Samuel John
Iravatee Majgaonkar
The unique dietary habits of vultures make them critical to many ecosystems, but also susceptible to the fatal effects of harmful chemicals consumed by other animals
By
Samuel John
Iravatee Majgaonkar
Species
Ramadevarabetta: A Vulture Sanctuary in Rapidly Urbanising Ramanagara
Habitat
Ramadevarabetta: A Vulture Sanctuary in Rapidly Urbanising Ramanagara
Samuel John
Close to the metropolis of Bangalore, the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary is a pristine protected space in which people can learn about reptiles, dragonflies, endangered vultures, and all kinds of other birds
By
Samuel John
Habitat
Vultures: Scavengers of the Sky at Risk
Video
Vultures: Scavengers of the Sky at Risk
Pradeep Hegde
Vultures are cleaners of our eco-system. Without them unattended carcasses would rot, pollute groundwater and spread diseases. But since the early 9Os, their populations have been plummeting. Are we doing enough to protect them?
By
Pradeep Hegde
Video
Vulture Population in Bundelkhand Increases by 103 Per Cent in a Decade
News
Vulture Population in Bundelkhand Increases by 103 Per Cent in a Decade
Mohit M. Rao
According to NGO Indian Biodiversity Conservation Society, vulture numbers rose from 1,313 in 2009 to 2,673 in 2019
By
Mohit M. Rao
News
Indian Vulture: Facts, Population, Threats
Infographic
Indian Vulture: Facts, Population, Threats
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about this critically endangered raptor
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
You’re Creepy and I Love You
Green Humour
You’re Creepy and I Love You
Rohan Chakravarty
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
By
Rohan Chakravarty
Green Humour