Archive for December 2021
First ever Vulture Safe Zone declared fully safe in Nepal at SAVE’s 11th Annual Meeting
The recovery of populations of two Critically Endangered vulture species in Nepal is linked directly to progress in removing the toxic drug diclofenac from veterinary use in Nepal’s Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ). Action in this VSZ has raised public awareness about the hazard posed to vultures by the toxic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug when it is…
Read MoreIndian Government honours Vibhu Prakash and Vulture Programme
The Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, awarded Dr Vibhu Prakash of the Bombay Natural History Society the Directors Prani Mitra Award 2021 for his role in vulture conservation. The award is for the ex-situ work in particular, and was made in the presence of Shri Kiritsinh Rana, Hon’ble Minister…
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