Despite conservation efforts for rare species gaining momentum in the country, wildlife teams in South Punjab failed to detect the presence of a rare, nearly extinct vulture species for years. Recently, a group of wildlife documentarians, spotted a colony of rare Egyptian and Russian griffon vultures, previously believed to have been extinct, in the desert […]
The top drug regulator of Sindh, accepting the request of Pakistan Vulture Restoration Project (PVRP) has slapped restrictions on the use of veterinary drugs that have long term adverse effects on scavengers that eat the carcases of the dead cattle. Vulture populations in South Asia have collapsed by over 95% since the mid-1990s. The primary […]
Between 2000 and 2001, the towns of Taunsa and Toawala and the Changa Manga forest in Punjab were home to large colonies of vultures. An estimated 758 pairs of white-backed vultures flocked to Changa Manga, one of the world’s largest manmade forests. A study conducted by the Peregrine Fund and Ornithological Society of Pakistan found […]