Crows often mob Raptors and other threats to their nests. here they were attacking a small group of critically endangered white backed vultures.
loved the embarrassed look on the face of the vulture. While the crows are quite adaptable the white backed vulture populations are declining rapidly. These Vultures have suffered a 99 percent population decrease in India and nearby countries since the
early 1990s. The decline has been widely attributed to poisoning by diclofenac, which is used as veterinary non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID),
leaving traces in cattle carcasses which when fed on leads to kidney failure in birds.

National Geographic photographer Michael 'Nick' Nichols photographs Tigers in India.

A Thousand Species from Joel Sartore on Vimeo.


The planet's biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate. This video from National Geographic contributing photographer Joel Sartore looks at what we can potentially lose, and why it's a good idea to save it.