HIMALAYAN GRIFFON VULTURES - ENVIRONMENT
News: Rare
Himalayan griffon vulture rescued in Kanpur
What's in the news?
● A
rare species of Himalayan griffon vulture was rescued by locals near the Eidgah
cemetery in Kanpur.
Key takeaways:
● The
vulture, which is listed as near threatened on the International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list, was handed over to the Forest
Department.
Himalayan Griffon Vultures:
● The
Himalayan vulture or Himalayan griffon vulture as it is called is an old world vulture native to the
Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan Plateau.
Distribution:
● The
Himalayan vulture is mostly found on the Tibetan
plateau in the Himalayas (India, Bhutan, Nepal, central China and
Mongolia).
● It
can also be found in the mountains of Central
Asia (from Kazakhstan and Afghanistan in the west to western China and
Mongolia in the east).
● It
migrates to northern India on occasion, however, migration is usually only
occurring altitudinally.
Protection:
● IUCN Status
- Near threatened