Union Environment Minister leads International Vulture Awareness Day 2026 celebrations and inaugurates National Workshop themed ‘From Crisis to Recovery – Conserving India’s Vultures’, at Panchkula

The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change led the International Vulture Awareness Day 2026 celebrations and inaugurated a national workshop themed ‘From Crisis to Recovery – Conserving India’s Vultures’ at Panchkula, Haryana. Organised collaboratively by the Ministry, Central Zoo Authority, Haryana Forest Department, Bombay Natural History Society, and the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre (JCBC), Pinjore, the event focused on the ecological significance of vultures and challenges such as population declines since the 1990s caused by food chain disruptions and veterinary painkillers. The Union Minister called for continued creation of Vulture Safe Zones, safe veterinary practices, and technical capacity building for species recovery in the wild through a 'Whole of Government' and 'Whole of Society' approach.