Chennai, April 4 -- Tamil Nadu has witnessed a steady rise in
Vulture population according to a Synchronised Vulture Survey-2025
and census conducted by the Forest department, report of which was
released on Friday.
Vultures provide extremely important ecosystem services in our natural,
agricultural and rural environments, especially for recycling of nutrients
through highly efficient organic waste disposal as obligate scavengers.
The decline in the population of white rumped vultures, long billed vultures,
red-headed vultures and slender billed vultures over last three decades in
the country have led to their inclusion as critically endangered species,
an official release said.
The Tamil Nadu Government has taken a number of ste...