TNPSC Thervupettagam

India’s Bird Population status 2024

October 17 , 2024 19 hrs 0 min 15 0
  • WWF’s Living Planet Report 2024 highlighting catastrophic 73 per cent decline in average size of wildlife populations in just 50 years.
  • Between 1992 and 2002, the populations of white-rumped vulture and Indian vulture combined with the slender-billed vulture dropped by 98 per cent and 93 per cent respectively.
  • 33 per cent decline in grassland butterfly species was reported in 22 countries over two decades.
  • In Odisha, native bee populations have dropped by 80% since 2002.
  • 35% decline witnessed in the population of neelkanthas or Indian rollers.

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