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SAVE partners are pleased to announce the SAVE Online Open Day 2026 on 29th September 2026. When: Sep 29, 2026 07:30 AM London Topic: SAVE Open Day 2026 Webinar Registration – Zoom Join us to hear about the fantastic vulture conservation work of SAVE partners in South and South East Asia. Full programme to follow…

A recent publication  in the journal ‘Vulture News’ has clearly set out the criteria for the establishment of a Vulture Safe Zone (VSZ) in the South Asia context. The paper, authored by five of the SAVE partners describes two different routes that areas can be verified to certify their safety for vultures; either 1) through sufficient…

Providing supplementary food has been a feature of vulture conservation for several decades, while the establishment of so-called Vulture Restaurants has provided opportunities for sharing the experience of vultures feeding en masse at animal carcasses to many people. However, there are potential downsides to such sites, including attracting non-target scavengers and predators and increasing the risk of…

A recent article published in the Economist ‘How do you replace 40 million dead vultures?’ by Sudipto Sanyal brought important attention to the vulture story across Asia, but in doing so, it also made some unfortunate omissions. Chris Bowden of the RSPB, who was quoted in the article, has requested to use this space to…

We are pleased to provide a detailed protocol and recording form for vulture mortality cases. By providing this information we hope more pathological information will be collected, and we encourage sharing of such information to build understanding on vulture mortality causes. SAVE is grateful to Mr Simon Spiro of the Zoological Society of London, for…