White-Rumped Vulture

• To revive the vulture population in the state of Madhya Pradesh, 20 white-rumped vultures were recently brought to Vulture Conservation Centre in Kerwa from Pinjore in Haryana.

ABOUT WHITE-RUMPED VULTURE (GYPS BENGALENSIS)

• It is a medium-sized Old-World vulture.
• It is also known as Indian White-backed Vulture or Oriental White-backed Vulture.
• Global Distribution: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam.
• In the 1980s, the global population was estimated at several million individuals, and it was thought to be “the most abundant large bird of prey in the world”.
  • As recent as 2021, the global population was estimated at less than 6,000 mature individuals.
• Protection Status:
  • IUCN red list : Critically Endangered
  • Wildlife Protection Act 1972: Schedule-1