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Detailed explanation-1: -As a precaution against the three species going extinct, BNHS set-up four breeding centres for Gyps Vultures: Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore, Haryana. Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre, Rajabhatkhawa, West Bengal. Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre, Rani, Assam.
Detailed explanation-2: -The vulture research facility in Rani, Guwahati (Assam) is designated as Asia’s first Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre. India currently has four vulture breeding facilities located in Assam, Haryana, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is a collaborative initiative to save the three species of vultures, the White-backed, Long-billed and Slender-billed, from looming extinction. The centre is located at village Jodhpur on the edge of the Bir Shikargaha Wildlife Sanctuary which is about 8 km off the National Highway-22 from Pinjore on Mallah Road.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alarmed at the 96% decline in India’s vulture population between 1993 and 2003, the Central government put into place two action plans to protect the species at the national level: the first in 2006 and the second, ongoing plan for 2020-2025.