Vulture Conservation Breeding Program

Objectives: Conservation of Critically endangered vulture species: White- rumped vulture, Indian vulture and Slender-billed vulture to avoid possible extinction

Geographic scope: Conservation of vultures of Indian subcontinent

Key Activities: Surveys of vulture population, Monitoring of breeding population in wild, Captive breeding of resident Gyps vultures, Reintroduction of vulture, monitoring of reintroduced vultures

Augmentation of wild vulture population by addition of Captive bred vulture in long run to avoid extinction due to anthropogenic activities.