Indian Wildlife Club Ezine

Bird Watching Vulture Estimation at Panna Tiger Reserve. A brief field trip Report. Vulture Estimation at Panna Tiger Reserve. A brief field trip Report. -Ajay Gadikar Vultures generally gather in very large congregations on carcasses to feed. Good vulture population in any given area is a biological indicator of big carnivore population in the area. Luckily PTR still holds a good Vulture population. Read More...
Bird Watching Trenching Grounds- Alternate bird habitats Trenching Grounds- Alternate bird habitats -Ajay Gadikar In today’s scenario, the trenching grounds in cities have become alternate birding habitats. At any point of time you will witness large groups of birds circling above the dumping yards. We generally avoid the areas but if you just observe the kind of avi-fauna present there, it is just phenomenal, birds of various species in large flocks are seen here. Read More...
Burning Issues Asia'sCritically Endangered Vultures Asia'sCritically Endangered Vultures -Courtesy Chris Bowden Veterinary licenses to be withdrawn for two drugs – ketoprofen and aceclofenac - based on the good existing evidence that they are unsafe for vultures........................................ Read More...
Endangered Scavengers or Lifesavers ? Vultures have been part of our culture from time immemorial. The famous "Jatayu"of the epic Ramayana who gives up his life trying to save Sita from clutches of Ravana belonged to the vulture family. Or the cunning creatures in the animated version of The Jungle Book by Walt Disney, were also vultures. Read More...
Endangered Vultures - "We will survive" Vultures - "We will survive" Text and photographs by -Pradeep Sharma, Veterinary Officer at Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt. of Rajasthan (Pradeep is a Vet Microbiologist and can be contacted at pradeep@gmx.it) Read More...
Film Reviews Indianwildlifeclub youtube channel on vulture ecosystems See our films featuring endangered vultures in their natural eco- systems. Do leave your comments in the channel after viewing. Read More...
News and Views Vultures in India-Theme of this Ezine A look at our archived resources on articles written by concerned citizens of India. Read More...

Bird Watching

Vulture Estimation at Panna Tiger Reserve. A brief field trip Report.

Vulture Estimation at Panna Tiger Reserve.

A brief field trip Report.

-Ajay Gadikar

Vultures generally gather in very large congregations on carcasses to feed. Good vulture population in any given area is a biological indicator of big carnivore population in the area. Luckily PTR still holds a good Vulture population.

Bird Watching

Trenching Grounds- Alternate bird habitats

-Ajay Gadikar

In today’s scenario, the trenching grounds in cities have become alternate birding habitats. At any point of time you will witness large groups of birds circling above the dumping yards. We generally avoid the areas but if you just observe the kind of avi-fauna present there, it is just phenomenal, birds of various species in large flocks are seen here.

Burning Issues

Asia'sCritically Endangered Vultures

-Courtesy Chris Bowden

Veterinary licenses to be withdrawn for two drugs – ketoprofen and aceclofenac - based on the good existing evidence that they are unsafe for vultures........................................

Endangered

Scavengers or Lifesavers ?

Vultures have been part of our culture from time immemorial. The famous "Jatayu"of the epic Ramayana who gives up his life trying to save Sita from clutches of Ravana belonged to the vulture family. Or the cunning creatures in the animated version of The Jungle Book by Walt Disney, were also vultures.