Campaign
International Vulture Awareness Day, September 2026
To celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) 2026, 650 Critical Pixels stickers were donated to SAVE-Vultures India for distribution to participants at the IVAD event at Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary in Ramanagara, India.
For the artwork, we chose three critically endangered vulture species found in India: White-rumped Vulture, Indian Vulture, and Red-headed Vulture. Each artwork is a 3×3 to 4×3-inch pixel-art vinyl sticker. Every pixel was meticulously placed to capture each species' distinctive features and character while keeping the birds recognizable at a small scale.
The goal was to turn these highly threatened species into something people could carry and share, creating a simple way to invite people to learn more about vulture conservation in India.
Disclaimer: No AI tools were used in the creation of the stickers.
White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis
Status
Critically Endangered
Population
Approx. 4000-6000 in India
Historic Decline: 99.9%↓
Indian Vulture
Gyps indicus
Status
Critically Endangered
Population
Approx. 5000-15000 in India
Historic Decline: Dramatic decline↓since the 1990s
Red-headed Vulture
Sarcogyps calvus
Status
Critically Endangered
Population
Approx. 2500-10000 globally
Historic Decline: 41%↓per year
SUPPORT VULTURE CONSERVATION
You can support vulture conservation by supporting SAVE (Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction), a consortium working across South Asia to protect vultures and address the threats they face.
REFERENCES
Pan-India Vulture Population Assessment (2023–2025) | Wildlife Institute of India. (2025). Wildlife Institute of India. Retrieved August 15, 2026, from https://wii.gov.in/uploads/media/publications/research-reports/IDWH_Vulture_Report_2025.pdf