ICON internship looks at “Vultures in the void”

May 5, 2026

Asif Ali Sandeelo is a PhD candidate in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology program. As part of his ICON internship with IUCN Pakistan, he recently published an article (“Vultures in the void: Climatic factors, lack of food availability and habitat loss are leading to the extripation of vultures”) in The News on Sunday (TNS), the weekly magazine edition of The News International, a widely read English daily newspaper in Pakistan. Asif’s article highlights the conservation efforts aimed at reducing the decline of vultures in Pakistan and the surrounding region. Read it here.