Vulture Restaurant
- A 'Vulture restaurant' has been established in Jharkhand's Koderma district to conserve the declining vulture population.
- The restaurant will serve diclofenac-free animal carcasses from goshalas and municipalities as food to scavenger birds.
- Carcasses are sourced from cow shelters and municipalities, and the feeding site is demarcated to prevent other animals from accessing it.
- Conservation efforts aim to counter the dwindling vulture population due to the use of diclofenac in livestock.
- Vultures play a crucial ecological role by rapidly consuming animal carcasses.
- Vultures are protected under schedule (1) of the Wildlife Protection Act and listed as 'critically endangered' by the ....
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