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Research Paper | Zoology | India | Volume 12 Issue 5, May 2023
Study of Habitat Suitability Factors Favouring the Survival of Vultures in Gidh Karai, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India
Taruna Patidar | Surabhi Shrivastava [2]
Abstract: Before the 1980s, when their population collapsed to >95%, vultures dominated the landscape as the most common scavengers. This was due to the use of a veterinary NSAID, diclofenac, which was nephrotoxic to birds and caused renal failure and avian gout. In 2006, the governments of India, Pakistan, and Nepal banned diclofenac to protect the depleted vulture population. Gyps vulture populations have stabilized in some parts of southern Asia due to the advancement of non-toxic meloxicam as an alternative to diclofenac. In India, there are nine different species of vultures (both resident and migratory) and three of them are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, receiving the strictest legal protection under Schedule-I of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act. However, seven species of vultures can be found in Rajasthan. During the present investigation, the factors that make the study area, i.e., GidhKarai suitable for breeding and roosting of the Indian and Egyptian vultures in the Jhalawar district of Rajasthan (India) were studied in detail.
Keywords: GidhKarai, habitat, natural, protection, vultures
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 5, May 2023,
Pages: 2426 - 2431