Wings of hope: Can Ramanagara revive its vulture population?
The HinduThe nature enthusiasts who gathered at the Ramadevarabetta vulture sanctuary on the morning of September 14 were one lucky batch. What awaited the group was a glorious view of the only pair of critically endangered long-billed vultures in the sanctuary, perched about 3,000 feet high on the crevice of a monolith that’s characteristic of Ramanagara. The Karnataka Forest Department and Karnataka Vulture Conservation Trust organised the ‘Nature Walk and Vulture Observation’ to build awareness of the birds whose population in India declined by a staggering 99% between the 1980s and early 2000s. India’s first vulture sanctuary According to wildlife biologist Darshan C.S., India has nine species of vultures. Spread over 346 hectares, Ramadevarabetta in Ramanagara near Bengaluru was declared India’s first vulture sanctuary in 2012 to prevent the long-billed vulture from going extinct in the region.
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