{"id":21036,"date":"2026-09-06T22:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T22:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21036"},"modified":"2026-09-06T22:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T22:15:33","slug":"as-vultures-disappear-minister-calls-for-safe-zones-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21036","title":{"rendered":"As vultures disappear, minister calls for &#8216;safe zones&#8217; | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133854000,imgsize-981023,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/representative-image.jpg\" alt=\"As vultures disappear, minister calls for 'safe zones'\" title=\"As vultures disappear, minister calls for \u2018safe zones\u2019\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"As vultures disappear, minister calls for \u2018safe zones\u2019\">As vultures disappear, minister calls for \u2018safe zones\u2019<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: With vultures vanishing from nearly 72% of their historically known nesting sites across India, Union environment minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bhupender-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bhupender Yadav<\/a> Sunday called for persistent efforts to create &#8216;Vulture Safe Zones&#8217; to aid species recovery in the wild.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Known as Nature&#8217;s most efficient scavengers, the vulture population has seen a sharp decline since the 1990s, mainly due to disruption in their food chain and veterinary use of diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory drug that was commonly administered to livestock across the country. Scientific research found that the vultures feeding on livestock carcasses treated with diclofenac suffered kidney failure, leading to their death.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Yadav, therefore, suggested creation of safe zones through vulture-safe veterinary practices, ensuring safe food availability and technical capacity building. He appealed to veterinary professionals, livestock owners, local administrations and communities to actively contribute to vulture conservation and promote safe carcass-management practices.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>The minister&#8217;s suggestions came at an event to celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day 2026 at Panchkula in Haryana.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>India is currently home to nine species of vultures &#8211; 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