Vulture Industry Essay

Current Status of Vulture Population in Chambal Valley of Kota, Rajasthan

Satyadeo Kumar1, Harimaohan Meena2*,

Pramod Kumar Jangid3, Dr. Krishnendra Singh Nama4

1-3Department of Wildlife Science, University of Kota, Kota (Rajasthan)

4Department of Life Science, Career Point University, Kota (Rajasthan)

*Corresponding author E-mail: [e-mail]

ABSTRACT

In India vultures are ecologically, socially and culturally significant as scavenger. They helps to keep the environment clean by disposal of carcase. They are excellent indicators of biological status of environment in a particular area. Nine species of vultures are recorded in the Indian subcontinent; seven out of them can be seen in Rajasthan including resident and migratory species.

EGV was not observed by Chhangani (2006) and in present study WBV (White backed vulture) was not observed. In this area the different anthropogenic activities observed were wood cutting, browsing, lopping, grazing, fishing, mining, presence of road etc. The presence of road, historical places stone mining were the main cause that factor affected the decline of vulture population due to loss of habitat for nesting and roosting, wood cutting, lopping, grazing were the other main factor that affected the decline in vulture population. In the year 2006 (Chhangani14), stone mining was high as per need of the local people due to this nesting habitat lost which was the main cause of the vulture decline. The other anthropogenic activities as wood cutting and lopping cause the loss of nesting and roosting habitat. Fishing was also factor affecting the vulture habitat due to human interference or interaction increase and cause the habitat degradation of vulture survival in this

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