Daily Current Affairs on Vulture conservation for State General Knowledge (GK) Preparation

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Uttar Pradesh

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Vulture conservation
  • State's first vulture conservation and breeding centre in farenda area of Maharajganj district.
  • There has been a sharp decline in the population of vultures in the country which has come down from 40 million to 19,000 in a span of over three decades.  
  • Indian Vulture is listed in the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered since 2002.
  • The cause of their demise is a drug called diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory used by farmers and veterinarians to ease pain in cattle.

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