Ramesh Chand Kataria

Status of Vultures in Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh, India: Status and Ecology Ramesh Chand Kataria

The book provides detailed information on residential status, relative abundance, conservation status etc. of eight species of vultures recorded in Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh. It contains ecological information on 19 breeding sites of Indian White-backed Vulture. Information on socio-cultural practices of disposal of carcasses and accessibility of Diclofenac to the vultures has also been presented. Most of the breeding sites of Indian White-backed Vultures in Kangra valley were reported around the roads therefore, human activity and motor interference was a cause of the concern. Besides, monkeys were also reported as the source of interference in some of the nesting colonies.