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Vulture Survey 2024: Forest officials and volunteers searching for vultures in Indore division Vulture counting begins Fewer species & counts as no more garbage to lure vultures

Forest officials and volunteers searching for vultures in Indore division
Vulture counting begins
Fewer species & counts as no more garbage to lure vultures
After three years, in view of the rapid extinction of vultures, the Forest Department has started the work of counting vultures simultaneously in the forests across the state. Since Friday, forest workers have been counted in more than 900 forest areas in 33 districts across the state, in which more than 30 forest workers were involved at 25 places in Indore forest division alone.
For the first time, forest department gas involved NGO and sought their help in the counting. According to officials, vultures sitting on the ground and trees are included in the count. This time a survey of vultures will be conducted for two consecutive days. However, pictures and information about vultures have to be given through an form and location coordinates. Each forest division has to send the survey report to the headquarters in four to five days.
During the last count, 117 vultures were found at 36 places in Indore , Choral, Mhow and Manpur. The prominent ones were Aegyptia, White Rumped, King Culture, Long Build, Eurasian and Cylinder Build.
Most of the vultures found in the Indore forest range are of the Aegyptia species, whose neck and body are white and the beak is yellow. On Friday, 18 teams of the department reached the forests to conduct survey.
CCF Narendra Sanodiya and DFO Mahendra Singh Solanki also reached the Devguradia forest area in Indore range to see the vultures. During this time Ranger Jaiveer Singh was also present.
Indore Forest Division includes many forest areas of Indore, Mhow, Choral and Manpur and Ralamandal Sanctuary including Pedmi, Kajaligarh, Patalpani, Devguradiya (Trenching Ground), Ashapura, Ratvi, Gidh Khoh (Seoni), Kampel, Tinchaphal, Badiya.
No garbage, No vultures
In 2016, maximum number of vultures were seen in Devguradia forest area of ​​Indore range, because during that time the city's garbage was thrown there. Vultures hovered in the trenching ground because of the dirt and smell. But after 2020, due to the change in the picture there, even the vultures have stopped hovering. Due to lack of garbage, vultures have become less visible here. 
Only 2 species seen...
"Only one or two species of vultures have been seen in Indore and surrounding forests. We will prepare a report after completion of the survey. During the survey, 18 teams along with some NGOs and students also became part of the counting. However, the initial information was sent through mobile application."
- Mahendra Singh Solanki, DFO, Indore Forest Division

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