16/08/2026
An FB post by Supriya Sahu IAS
Brilliant analysis. One important perspective to add, the story did not end with the vulture collapse. A great deal of science-led conservation is now underway nationally, and some states are showing encouraging results.
India banned veterinary diclofenac and MoEFCC’s Action Plan for Vulture Conservation targets toxic NSAIDs, Vulture Safe Zones, breeding, rescue and systematic monitoring.
Tamil Nadu has gone further, establishing a State Vulture Conservation Committee and, through a Vulture Conservation Vision 2025–30, combining drug surveillance, safe carcass management, habitat protection and scientific monitoring.
And there are measurable signs of progress: Tamil Nadu’s 2025 synchronised survey recorded 157 vultures, up from about 100 in 2022–23, with 60 active nests in the Mudumalai landscape. The State has also established the Tamil Nadu Raptor Research Foundation, while its first State-wide raptor assessment documented 51 raptor species.
Vultures breed slowly, so recovery from a >95% collapse will take time. But the science is encouraging: the national free fall has largely been arrested, and places like Tamil Nadu are demonstrating that sustained, evidence-based conservation can help vultures recover.
Brilliant analysis. One important perspective to add, the story did not end with the vulture collapse. A great deal of science-led conservation is now underway nationally, and some states are showing encouraging results.
India banned veterinary diclofenac and MoEFCC’s Action Plan for Vulture Conservation targets toxic NSAIDs, Vulture Safe Zones, breeding, rescue and systematic monitoring.
Tamil Nadu has gone further, establishing a State Vulture Conservation Committee and, through a Vulture Conservation Vision 2025–30, combining drug surveillance, safe carcass management, habitat protection and scientific monitoring.
And there are measurable signs of progress: Tamil Nadu’s 2025 synchronised survey recorded 157 vultures, up from about 100 in 2022–23, with 60 active nests in the Mudumalai landscape. The State has also established the Tamil Nadu Raptor Research Foundation, while its first State-wide raptor assessment documented 51 raptor species.
Vultures breed slowly, so recovery from a >95% collapse will take time. But the science is encouraging: the national free fall has largely been arrested, and places like Tamil Nadu are demonstrating that sustained, evidence-based conservation can help vultures recover.
Brilliant analysis. One important perspective to add, the story did not end with the vulture collapse. A great deal of science-led conservation is now underway nationally, and some states are showing encouraging results.
India banned veterinary diclofenac and MoEFCC’s Action Plan for Vulture Conservation targets toxic NSAIDs, Vulture Safe Zones, breeding, rescue and systematic monitoring.
Tamil Nadu has gone further, establishing a State Vulture Conservation Committee and, through a Vulture Conservation Vision 2025–30, combining drug surveillance, safe carcass management, habitat protection and scientific monitoring.
And there are measurable signs of progress: Tamil Nadu’s 2025 synchronised survey recorded 157 vultures, up from about 100 in 2022–23, with 60 active nests in the Mudumalai landscape. The State has also established the Tamil Nadu Raptor Research Foundation, while its first State-wide raptor assessment documented 51 raptor species.
Vultures breed slowly, so recovery from a >95% collapse will take time. But the science is encouraging: the national free fall has largely been arrested, and places like Tamil Nadu are demonstrating that sustained, evidence-based conservation can help vultures recover.
Brilliant analysis. One important perspective to add, the story did not end with the vulture collapse. A great deal of science-led conservation is now underway nationally, and some states are showing encouraging results.
India banned veterinary diclofenac and MoEFCC’s Action Plan for Vulture Conservation targets toxic NSAIDs, Vulture Safe Zones, breeding, rescue and systematic monitoring.
Tamil Nadu has gone further, establishing a State Vulture Conservation Committee and, through a Vulture Conservation Vision 2025–30, combining drug surveillance, safe carcass management, habitat protection and scientific monitoring.
And there are measurable signs of progress: Tamil Nadu’s 2025 synchronised survey recorded 157 vultures, up from about 100 in 2022–23, with 60 active nests in the Mudumalai landscape. The State has also established the Tamil Nadu Raptor Research Foundation, while its first State-wide raptor assessment documented 51 raptor species.
Vultures breed slowly, so recovery from a >95% collapse will take time. But the science is encouraging: the national free fall has largely been arrested, and places like Tamil Nadu are demonstrating that sustained, evidence-based conservation can help vultures recover.
