An endangered Himalayan Vulture was found dead at Tantra in Nalgadh Municipality-9, Jajarkot.

According to Govinda Bahadur Singh, a bird conservation campaigner, the vulture died while undergoing treatment four days ago.

Nalgadh Municipality, Barekot and Kushe rural municipalities and Chhedagadha areas are the main habitats of the Himalayan Vulture. Singh said that a sample of the dead bird was sent to the Animal Disease Investigation and Control Centre in Surkhet.

Conservationists said that vultures are being affected due to habitat loss, lack of prey and the use of anti-inflammatory drugs used in cattle treatment. Consumption of carcasses containing traces of inflammatory drugs can render vultures infertile or even lead to their deaths, they say. (PR)