JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Wednesday launched a plan to strengthen and rescue the country's vulture population, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Israel's Nature and Parks Authority (NPA) said in a joint statement.
The number of vultures in Israel is estimated at only 200, compared to 430 counted in 2003, indicating the species is in serious extinction danger, mainly due to poisoning hazards, according to the statement.
