In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we were taught"-Baba Dioum Perspective 12 of the 23 species of Vulture, sole scavenger amongst vertebrate birds, are classified as "near threatened" or "endangered". Across the Indian subcontinent and South Asia there is particular concern with an observed 92 percent reduction of Gyps vultures.