saving vultures

·         Action plan for vulture conservation launche din 2006 by MoEF

·         In last 15 years India has lost 99% of its vultures

·         One of the reasons is due to use of diclofenac,a pain killer, in cattles

·         It accumulates in body of cattle and when they die and vultures consume their carcass, it leads to renal failure in vultures

·         In India 9 vulture species are found of which 3 are in danger of extinction

o   Oriental white packed vulture

o   Slender billed vulture

o   Long billed vulture

WAY AHEAD

·         Government has prescribed use of meloxicam in place of diclofenac

·         Gov plans to ban use of diclofenac in veternary use

VULTURE BREEDING CENTRES IN  INDIA

·         Pinjore,HR

·         Rajabhat Khawa, WB

·         Buxa(rani range)-Assam