Vultures
are called natural scavengers as they eat carcass of beasts and keep the
environment clean. It is critically
endangered species and extremely effective plans and policies are the need of
the time for conserving them. Vultures are disappearing mostly because of human
activities. Humans don’t let animal's live full life and die. Animals are
killed premature. Similarly, trees are cut in the name of development But primarily
due to the drug diclofenac, used to treat cattle but extremely toxic for
vultures.
Though,
Jumla has been declared 39th diclofenac free district as part of campaign to
reduce impact of diclofenac drug usage on vulture on 2014. The vultures inhabiting
in Jumla are on verge of becoming extinct these days. It is said nine out of
the 23 different species of vultures found in the world are found in Nepal. Vultures
have very sharp eyes. They can see eight times far than humans. They fly up to
300 kilometers for their prey.
In Photos ; Vultures eating carcass at Dudhakucha,Jumla...
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