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.