Campaign
International Vulture Awareness Day, September 2026
To celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) 2026, 650 Critical Pixels stickers were donated toSAVE-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.
Western snowy plover
Charadrius nivosus nivosus
Status
Near Threatened
Population
The most recent annual breeding window survey recorded 3,018 western snowy plovers along the Pacific Coast Exceeds 3,000, a recovery milestone
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