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A 100-km radius around Hazaribagh, Jharkhand has emerged as a thriving safe habitat and natural breeding zone for endangered vultures — supporting an estimated 400 to 450 birds.
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- North-central Jharkhand, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau
- Encompassing the Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary, Barkatha block, and the cliff terrains of Mahavar Hill (Mahavar Pahad)
- Jharkhand’s sole surviving wild stronghold for critically endangered vultures
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- Hazaribagh — on the Chota Nagpur Plateau, north-central Jharkhand; 400–450 vultures in a 100-km radius
- India’s vulture population fell over 95 per cent in three decades
- Diclofenac banned for veterinary use in 2006; aceclofenac and ketoprofen banned in 2023; meloxicam is the safe alternative
- Critically Endangered Indian species: White-rumped, Indian (long-billed), Slender-billed and Red-headed vultures
- Action Plan for Vulture Conservation 2020-25
- Vulture Conservation Breeding Centres at Pinjore (Haryana), Rajabhatkhawa (West Bengal) and Rani (Assam)
- Vulture Safe Zone — an area of about 100 km radius verified free of toxic NSAIDs
- Related: the Dehradun study showing that relocating a carcass dump 2.4 km from power lines eliminated electrocution deaths
- Chota Nagpur Plateau — a mineral-rich plateau across Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh
