Establishing a Vulture Safe Zone in South India: Conservation of Critically Endangered Vultures in Wayanad and the Neighboring Areas of Kerala
Grantee Name: Rural Agency for Social and Technological Advancement
- Hotspot
- Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
- Location
- India
- Amount
- $17,738
- Dates
- Aug 2013 – Oct 2014
- Keywords
- Awareness, Species Conservation
Implement targeted awareness activities and sampling within at least a 100 kilometer radius and establish a 'vulture safe zone' in the Wayanad District, where a breeding population of vultures survives. Engage a network of indigenous communities, cattle owners and veterinarians to support implementation and monitoring of the ban on veterinary use of diclofenac and other drugs toxic to vultures.
2 Improve the conservation of globally threatened species through systematic conservation planning and action
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