Threats assessment of vultures in Uttarakhand: A review note

Ved Prakash Kumar; Sunit Kumar; Ankita Rajpoot; Uttam Kumar; Sargam Singh Rasaily

doi:10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.2.0216

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Threats assessment of vultures in Uttarakhand: A review note

Ved Prakash Kumar 1, *, Sunit Kumar 1, 2, Ankita Rajpoot 1, Uttam Kumar 2 and Sargam Singh Rasaily 3,

1 Maaty Biodiversity Conservation & Societal Research Organization Kaulagarh, Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand (India).
2 Alpine Group of Institutes, Chakrata Rd, Nanda Ki Chowki, Prem Nagar, Dehradun-248007, Uttarakhand (India).
3 Uttarakhand Forest Department, Government of Uttarakhand, Rajpoor Rd., Dehradun-248001, Uttarakhand (India).

Review Article

International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2022, 07(02), 036–040.

Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.2.0216

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.2.0216

Publication history

Received on 14 September 2022; revised on 28 October 2022; accepted on 30 October 2022

Abstract

Etymologically derived from Anglo-French vultur, Old French voutoir, voutre from Latin vultur, earlier voltur, and perhaps related to vellere- "to pluck, to tear"-the generic name ‘vulture’ does little justice to the immense ecological role that vultures play in maintaining the life support system of mother Earth. Given the wide range of topo-geographical features present in the State of Uttarakhand, all the 9 species of vultures of the Indian sub-continent are found here. However, the rapid and alarming decline in vulture population is a matter of great concern for all concerned. And therefore, there is an urgent need to identify the causes of decline and other threats that plague the vulture population in the country, especially in the State of Uttarakhand.

Keywords

Vulture; Threats; Uttarakhand; Conservation

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Ved Prakash Kumar, Sunit Kumar, Ankita Rajpoot, Uttam Kumar and Sargam Singh Rasaily. Threats assessment of vultures in Uttarakhand: A review note. International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2022, 07(02), 036–040. Article DOI: Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/ijsra.2022.7.2.0216

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