"A huge number of people are involved with working to conserve Asia's vulture populations. Some work full time, some part-time, some for a few weeks and many are volunteers. However, all are committed to securing a future for vultures and without them the programme would not function".
SAVE Board Members
Professor Rhys Green
Chairman
Dr Bivash Pandav
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), India
Ms Ishana Thapa
Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN)
Sharad Chandra Adhikary
National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) Nepal
Jemima Parry-Jones
International Centre for Birds of Prey, UK
Professor of Conservation Science, Cambridge University. Principle Research Biologist, RSPB.
Director BNHS
Director BCN
Member Secretary for the NTNC, Nepal
World expert raptor captive breeding & raptor biology
Dr Jo Gilbert
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), UK
M. Jamshed Iqbal Chaudhry
WWF Pakistan
Alam Sarowar Dipu
Principle Investigator of the White-rumped Vulture Conservation Bangladesh
Ms Naiky Ny
Cambodia Vulture Coordinator, BirdLife Cambodia
Campbell Murn
Hawk Conservancy Trust, UK
Deputy Director Global Conservation (Conservation Programmes)
Manager, Research and Conservation
A.B.M.Sarowar Alam IUCN Bangladesh & BNVRC
BirdLife Cambodia
Head of Conservation and Research
Thiri Dae We Aung
Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA)
Director BANCA Myanmar
SAVE Programme Manager
Chris Bowden MBE
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), UK
Globally Threatened Species Officer & Vulture Programme Manager, RSPB
Technical Advisory Committee
Dr Vibhu Prakash (Co-chair)
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), India
Jemima Parry-Jones (Co-chair)
International Centre for Birds of Prey, UK
John Mallord
RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, UK
Ankit Bilash Joshi
Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN)
Dr A M Pawde
Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) India
Principal Scientist BNHS and renowned raptor biologist
World expert raptor captive breeding & raptor biology
Snr Research Biologist, Int Research Dept, RSPB, UK
Field Biologist
Vulture Conservation Programme Officer, BCN
Development Head, (Asia) BirdLife International
Campbell Murn
Hawk Conservancy Trust, UK
Chris Parish
The Peregrine Fund, USA
Dr Mohini Saini
Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), India
Monirul Khan
Zoology professor at Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Dr Karikalan Mathesh
Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) India
Chiran Pokheral
National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), Nepal
Head Conservation & Research, Hawk Conservancy Trust (UK)
Director California Condo reintroduction, The Peregrine Fund
Principal Scientist, Wildlife Section at Indian Vet Research Institute
Assoc Professor, Dept Zoology, Jahangirnagar Univ, Bangladesh
Dr Chiranjibi Prasad Pokheral Project Chief of NTNC's Biodiversity Conservation Centre, Nepal
Alam Sarowar Dipu
Principle Investigator of the White-rumped Vulture Conservation in Bangladesh
Dr Mark Taggart
Environmental Research Institute (ERI), University of Highlands & Islands, Scotland
Andrew Routh
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Dr Chandra Mohan S
Indian Veterinary Research Institute
Prof Vinny Naidoo
University of Pretoria
A.B.M.Sarowar Alam IUCN Bangladesh & BNVRC
Senior Research Fellow,ERI, University of Highlands and Islands
Head Veterinarian, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Scientist, Wildlife Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute
Dean: Faculty of Veterinary Science
Fundraising, Advocacy and Communications Committee
Uddin Ishtiaq Ahmad
Chairman
M. Jamshed Chaudhry WWF Pakistan
Dr Bivash Pandav
Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), India
Dr Devendra Swarup
BVSc & AH, MVSC (Vet Med), PhD
BC Choudhury
Wildlife Institute of India
IUCN Bangladesh Country Rep, CCF Bangladesh Forest Dept. (retd)
Manager Research and Conservation at the Department of Conservation
Director BNHS
Director IVRI (retd) & NSAIDs & veterinary expert
Senior Scientist (rtd), Wildlife Institute of India
Nick Lindsay
Zoological Society of London (ZSL), UK
Jake Zarins
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), UK
Dr Anil K Sharma
Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI)
Chris Bowden
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), UK
Enam Ul Haq
Founder Bangladesh Bird Club
Ms Sarita Jnawali
Director, National Trust for Nature Conservation Ret’d
Head of International Zoo Programmes,ZSL
Senior Species Recovery Officer – Africa & Asia
Principle Scientist & Head of Centre for Wildlife Conservation, Management & Disease Surveillance (IVRI)
Globally Threatened Species Recovery Officer & Vulture Programme Manager, RSPB
Founder Bangladesh Bird Club
National Trust for Nature Conservation, Nepal
Ms Naiky Ny
Cambodia Vulture Coordinator, BirdLife Cambodia
Ishana Thapa
Bird Conservation Nepal
Vinayagan Dharmarajah
BirdLife International Asia (Singapore)
Thiri Dae We Aung
Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA)
Neetu Mehta
BirdLife Asia
BirdLife Cambodia
CEO BCN
Programmes & Fundraising, BirdLife International Asia Secretariat
Director BANCA Myanmar
Development Head, (Asia) BirdLife International
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Previous Chairs
Professor David Houston
2014 - 2018
Ian Newton
2011 - 2014
Professor David Houston is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow a the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine at Glasgow University, UK
For details of the teams on the ground in country, see Our International Teams