Mystery Death of 25 Vultures in Dudhwa Buffer Zone Raises Alarms | India News
The carcass of the vulture, a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act and classified under the critically endangered species of bird, was recovered on Tuesday.Dudhwa Buffer Zone, Deputy Director Kirti Chowdhury said that 25 vultures (presumed to be mostly Himalayan Griffin species) were found dead in an agricultural field in Seemarai village under Dudhwa Buffer Zone.He also informed that five more vultures were found unconscious in the field and were given immediate treatment before being released after they were found fit to fly.Chowdhury told PTI that some dog carcasses were also recovered from the same field some distance away. He further said that the vultures are suspected to have died by eating the dead bodies.He said that a panel of veterinary doctors comprising Dr. Daya Shankar, Dr. Ankur and Dr. Rajendra Singh from Dudhwa conducted the postmortem of 23 dead vultures and the carcasses of two of them along with the viscera of 23 vultures were sent to IVRI, Bareilly and as per the instructions of the Director Field Director of DTRR and the Director ofHowever, the post-mortem failed to determine the exact nature of the poison found in the carcass, although it was found that the vulture had died after consuming the remains of a dog carcass recovered from the same site.Postmortem panel member Dr Daya Shankar told PTI that initially, the postmortem revealed that the dog’s carcass contained some poisonous substance.
