Is monitoring alone save the critically endangered Gyps indicus in the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Bird Sanctuary (RVBS) Of Karnataka, India?

Birds are very specific to their respective habitats and are also the key indicators of the environment being susceptible to any change in the habitat or variation in the environment. Vultures play a key role in the wider landscape as providers of ecosystem services, and constitute the habitat’s opt...

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Main Author: Somashekara Rajashekara
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Language:English
Published: National University of Mongolia 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/mjbs/article/view/86651
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description Birds are very specific to their respective habitats and are also the key indicators of the environment being susceptible to any change in the habitat or variation in the environment. Vultures play a key role in the wider landscape as providers of ecosystem services, and constitute the habitat’s optimal natural animal disposal system, processing carcasses even in cities. Among the various species of vulture birds, Gyps indicus (Scopoli 1786), commonly called as Indian vulture or Long-billed vulture, is practically found throughout the country, and also seen in the urban landscapes of the Bengaluru region. Gyps indicus breeds in southeast Pakistan and peninsular India, south of the Gangetic plain, north to Delhi, east through Madhya Pradesh, south to the Nilgiris, and occasionally further south. Alarmingly, their numbers are reducing, the present study is focusing on the monitoring for their conservation, and an attempt has been made to predict how to increase their numbers.
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spelling doaj-art-bd9b6d63996a413b96ec6f04a7b6b7e92025-08-20T03:22:14ZengNational University of MongoliaMongolian Journal of Biological Sciences1684-39082225-49942025-05-01231152010.22353/mjbs.2025.23.03Is monitoring alone save the critically endangered Gyps indicus in the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Bird Sanctuary (RVBS) Of Karnataka, India?Somashekara Rajashekara0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2512-6617Centre for Applied Genetics, Department of Studies in Zoology, Bangalore University, Jnana Bharathi Campus, Off Mysuru Road, Bengaluru 560 056, IndiaBirds are very specific to their respective habitats and are also the key indicators of the environment being susceptible to any change in the habitat or variation in the environment. Vultures play a key role in the wider landscape as providers of ecosystem services, and constitute the habitat’s optimal natural animal disposal system, processing carcasses even in cities. Among the various species of vulture birds, Gyps indicus (Scopoli 1786), commonly called as Indian vulture or Long-billed vulture, is practically found throughout the country, and also seen in the urban landscapes of the Bengaluru region. Gyps indicus breeds in southeast Pakistan and peninsular India, south of the Gangetic plain, north to Delhi, east through Madhya Pradesh, south to the Nilgiris, and occasionally further south. Alarmingly, their numbers are reducing, the present study is focusing on the monitoring for their conservation, and an attempt has been made to predict how to increase their numbers.https://www.biotaxa.org/mjbs/article/view/86651habitat associationsmonitoringconservation
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Is monitoring alone save the critically endangered Gyps indicus in the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Bird Sanctuary (RVBS) Of Karnataka, India?
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences
habitat associations
monitoring
conservation
title Is monitoring alone save the critically endangered Gyps indicus in the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Bird Sanctuary (RVBS) Of Karnataka, India?
title_full Is monitoring alone save the critically endangered Gyps indicus in the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Bird Sanctuary (RVBS) Of Karnataka, India?
title_fullStr Is monitoring alone save the critically endangered Gyps indicus in the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Bird Sanctuary (RVBS) Of Karnataka, India?
title_full_unstemmed Is monitoring alone save the critically endangered Gyps indicus in the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Bird Sanctuary (RVBS) Of Karnataka, India?
title_short Is monitoring alone save the critically endangered Gyps indicus in the Ramadevarabetta Vulture Bird Sanctuary (RVBS) Of Karnataka, India?
title_sort is monitoring alone save the critically endangered gyps indicus in the ramadevarabetta vulture bird sanctuary rvbs of karnataka india
topic habitat associations
monitoring
conservation
url https://www.biotaxa.org/mjbs/article/view/86651
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