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The vulture census conducted last year by the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation, an autonomous body functioning under the forest department, had recorded 713 vultures, more than a third of the 2,143 vultures found across the state.
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The State of India’s Birds, 2023 report, also says that several bird species such as the Indian Peafowl, Rock Pigeon, Asian Koel and House Crow are not only healthy in both abundance and distribution, but showing an “increasing trend”.
rescue of two juvenile long-billed vultures (indian vulture) from nagpur and gondia districts, in last three days, has raised many questions in the forest department. three days ago, a veterinary doctor sighted a juvenile vulture in aamgaon village of gondia district. a team of transit treatment centre (ttc), seminary hills, nagpur, rescued the scavenger. the ttc team rescued another vulture on saturday.