Uttar Pradesh is set to establish the world’s first conservation and breeding centre for Asian king vultures or red-headed vultures in Maharajganj.
- The facility in Maharajganj will improve the population of critically endangered species listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list since 2007.
- The centre is named Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre.
- Asian king vultures are endangered due to the loss of their habitats and the excessive use of diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, in domestic animals, which becomes poisonous for vultures.
