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FACT SHEET
Vulture Safe Zone: A Safe home for vultures Free (zero tolerance) of diclofenac and other ha rmful veterinary drugs, which are toxic for vultures Adequate number of nesting and roosting trees of vulture (in greater Sylhet and greater Khulna) No human-vulture conflict
Absence of any kind of threats to vultures
Harmful drugs in vulture safe zone:
Main factor for vulture downfall is the use of didofenac (banned from 2010), a veterinary NSAID (non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug).
Other NSAIDs include- Ketoprofen andflunxinetc
Open Campaigning:
Awareness creation and open campaigning on the harmful effects of diclofenac, ketoprofen etc. at all levels including government officials, cattle owners, traders, veterinary doctors, pharmacy owners, school children etc.
VCT: Vulture Conservation Team:
VSZ implementation and sustainability of monitoring for conservation of vulture population will depend on capacity of local stakeholders
The project develops site level local committees named as Vulture Conservation Team (VCT)
VCT has been formed in 3 levels - community level, local level and division level
3 VCT consists of 36 trained people
Through these teams campaigning for sustainable vulture population is ongoing throughout
Vulture Rescue Team:
This team works in collaboration with Bangladesh Forest Department
The rescue tea m plays an important role during the winter season for vulture conservation
Migratory Himalayan Griffon Vulture comes to our country in the winter months and then dies or falls sick due to shortage of food, among other reasons
The rescue team accommodates the sick or dead vultures for autopsies, tests for Avian Influenza etc.
Pharmacy Survey:
U ndercover pharmacy survey (235) was done in 22 out of 64 districts 40% offered ketoprofen, 4% flunixin and 24% offered the outlawed diclofenac
Regional Initiative:
A consortium of like-minded individuals from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Cambodia and Bangladesh are working in the same platform to conserve the vultures of the region. For example - Vulture Safe Zones in Nepal, Bangladesh, India etc Also organizations such as SAVE (Saving Asia's Vultures From Extinction) are working towards creating sustainable vulture populations. SAVE's mission is to respond to the vulture crisis in Asia by striving to halt vulture population decline and working to minimise their negative impacts on ecological and human health.