the vulture numbers have fallen so low that extinction remains a very real possibility. ensuring their survival has led to some unique interventions. the vulture population today in cambodia is only sustained by feeding on dead domestic ungulates, domestic cattle and domestic buffalo, so supplementary feeding not only provides a source of regular food for vultures, but it also enables us to monitor vulture populations. so the rangers have carefully set the table. there s over 250 kilograms of fresh beef on the menu. the only question now is just who s coming for dinner? and it doesn t take long before the weekly vulture restaurant is under way. another innovation involves erecting artificial nests that are then hoisted 30 metres
the vulture population today in cambodia is only sustained by feeding on dead domestic ungulates, domestic cattle and domestic buffalo, so supplementary feeding not only provides a source of regular food for vultures, but it also enables us to monitor vulture populations. so the rangers have carefully set the table. there s over 250 kilograms of fresh beef on the menu. the only question now is just who s coming for dinner? and it doesn t take long before the weekly vulture restaurant is under way. another innovation involves erecting artificial nests that are then hoisted 30 metres into selected treetops. the aim is to attract these vultures to nest close to the vulture restaurant where there s the safe place and the safe food for them. creating sustainable, protected areas for endangered species is the aim of environmentalists
by feeding on dead domestic ungulates, domestic cattle and domestic buffalo, so supplementary feeding not only provides a source of regular food for vultures, but it also enables us to monitor vulture populations. so the rangers have carefully set the table. there s over 250 kilograms of fresh beef on the menu. the only question now is just who s coming for dinner? and it doesn t take long before the weekly vulture restaurant is under way. another innovation involves erecting artificial nests that are then hoisted 30 metres into selected treetops. the aim is to attract these vultures to nest close to the vulture restaurant where there s the safe place and the safe food for them. creating sustainable, protected areas for endangered species is the aim of environmentalists the world over.
24 APRIL 2021
If you ve ever wondered why rabbits and hares never evolved to be the size of horses, scientists have now got the answer.
It might sound like a flippant question, but it gets to an important part of evolutionary science: What is it that causes some animal taxonomies to have such a wide variation in size, while with others it s very small?
For example, lagomorphs – which include rabbits and hares – don t vary much in size, whereas the closely related rodents can go all the way from the tiny pygmy mouse to the chunky capybaras with hundreds of times as much mass.
New Ecological Study Generates Methods To Save Tropical Forest Ungulates
The study estimated population densities of five ungulates at both local and landscape scales and explored factors causing the variations in their densities Ullas Karanth/CWS Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-15T13:34:17+05:30 New Ecological Study Generates Methods To Save Tropical Forest Ungulates outlookindia.com 2021-03-15T14:09:22+05:30
A new study, published by Springer Nature was conducted on the population ecology of five species of threatened ungulates: Gaur, Sambar, Chital, Muntjac and Wild Pig in the -Nagarahole- Bandipur protected landscape by Centre for Wildlife Studies scientists and collaborators
According to the press release, the detailed study, titled ‘Spatial Dynamics and Ecology of Large Ungulate Populations in Tropical Forests of India’ includes key data based on the research. The study involved the conduct of line-transect surveys on foot, designed a