Assambirds

Vanishing Gyps Vultures : Can We Save Them? The veterinary drug Diclofenac is responsible for the decline of three Gyps species: Long-Billed Vulture, White-Rumped Vulture, and Slender-Billed Vulture. It is thought that their numbers are declining faster than Dodo. White-Rumped Vulture. Image ©Andy and Gill Swash By Mithu Das   January 22, 2012 In a research paper published in December 1999 in the Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Vibhu Prakash has first reported that there has been a crash in population of Gyps vultures in the Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan. Dr. Prakash recorded a sharp decline of 96 per cent in the population of w...

Locals Illegally Cutting Down Trees at Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Trees that were illegally cut down lying on the riverbeds of the Dhansiri river (Image 1, 2, 3). The Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary is on the opposite of the river. Image ©Mithu Das. By Mithu Das   January 02, 2012 Dahnsiri–Doyang 2 No Mukh area, which is well-known of the confluence of the Nambor and Dhansiri rivers, is situated fifteen km south from Golaghat town. The Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary (South Block)  meets the confluence here. Sadly, 90% of the South Block forest land has been destroyed over the last few decades. However, a vast tracts of forest land that are still adjoining the ...