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A two-day vulture survey has begun across the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary from Saturday (September 26, 2026) ahead of the upcoming Wildlife Week celebrations in Keralam. thehindu.com/news/national/…
在印度南部的瓦亚纳德保护区，26月2026年启动了为期两天的秃鹫统计。此次活动恰逢喀拉拉邦野生动物周，汇聚了森林部门、印度世界自然基金会以及休姆生态与生物学中心的力量。
秃鹫在自然界中发挥着不可替代的作用：它们迅速清除腐尸，防止腐烂残骸堆积，降低病原体传播的风险。它们的活动促进养分循环，维系着整片景观的健康。
瓦亚纳德对于保护三种留鸟尤为关键：白背兀鹫、红头兀鹫和印度兀鹫。该地区属于尼尔吉里生物圈保护区，那里栖息着为这些鸟类提供食物的大型哺乳动物。
这里有时还能记录到迁徙的秃鹫——喜马拉雅兀鹫和黑兀鹫。这凸显了该保护区作为不同种类专性食腐鸟类共同利用的广阔区域一部分的作用。
联合统计将有助于厘清这些鸟类当前的分布和数量。此类数据有助于在环境不断变化的条件下规划保护栖息地和食物来源的措施。
组织者强调，秃鹫不仅仅是“清道夫”，而是生态系统的重要一环，它们的福祉反映着整个地区自然界的状况。
对这类物种的定期监测有助于及时发现变化，并作出维护野生动植物平衡的决策。
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