A study on the awareness of vulture conservation across the species’ key habitats in Mudumalai (MTR) and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserves (STR) conducted recently.
The communities living in the region have yet to fully realise “vulture-safe” practices in raising livestock and the importance of the birds to the region.
Three of the four species – the white-rumped vulture, the long-billed vulture and the Asian king vulture, are resident to the landscape and are known to nest and breed within the two reserves.
The Egyptian vulture is believed to be a migratory species.
The availability of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are harmful to vultures.
Other NSAIDs harmful to the vultures such as Ketoprofen, Aceclofenac and Nimesulide were still available in these veterinary pharmacies.