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International Vulture awareness Day – Sep 03
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- A total of nine species of vultures are found in India.
- Out of these six species are resident (white–rumped vulture, Indian vulture, slender-billed vulture, red-headed vulture, bearded vulture and Egyptian vulture) and three species are migratory (cinereous vulture, griffon vulture and Himalayan vulture)
- Maharashtra is home to seven of the nine vulture species in India.
- diclofenac, a veterinary drug used for pain management in livestock, is the main cause of the near wipe-out of vultures.
- It was banned for veterinary use in India since 2006.
- The Action Plan for Vulture Conservation in India 2020-2025 was released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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