GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The first such “vulture restaurant” had come up in 2015 at Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary in Raigad district in response to videos of white-rumped vulture chicks starving to death in the western ghats. There are four other such restaurants at Gadhchiroli and one at Harsul in Nashik district.

Detailed explanation-2: -Established in Sukharna village by the wildlife wing of the forest department of the state, the restaurant sprawls over 10, 000 sq m. It allows the local population to bring in dead animals and livestock as food for the vultures, anytime between 10am to 4pm.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre (VCBC) is a joint project of the Haryana Forest Department and the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).