TNPSC Thervupettagam

White-rumped Vulture in Nilgiris

July 6 , 2023 502 days 440 0
  • Despite the protective measures, the future remains extremely perilous for white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) in the Sigur plateau in the Nilgiris.
  • They are listed as Critically Endangered.
  • Research done in Sigur between 2013 and 2017 has shown that the population had hovered between 152 individuals in 2013 to a peak of 167 individuals in 2017.
  • A study has highlighted the stagnation of the population in Sigur.
  • 46 white-rumped vultures died between 2013 and 2017.

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