Wildlife Conservation India Project #32503

Vulture Conservation in Central Gujarat

by Jivdaya Charitable Trust

Project Report | Mar 6, 2019
Orientation Program for Multi-stake holder

By DHARMENDRASINH RATHOD | GENERAL MANAGER

Faculty with different expertise

Vulture Conservation, Multi-stake holder Orientation Program

Jivdaya Charitable Trust

Jivdaya Charitable Trust organized a Vulture Habitat conservation and habitat conservation Orientation Program for long bill vulture, Egyptian vulture and WRV- white rumped vulture

at Sardar Krishinagar Agreecultural university , Dantiwada, Banaskantha (North Gujrat) for benefit and awareness to Multi stake holders such as Forest officials ,Vet students, Researchers, NGOs, food and drug officials, Live stock inspectors, veterinary professors, govt. officialsetc....The program took place on February 20, 2019 from 10 am to 2 pm.

The Program aimed at creating awareness and educating the stake holders about Vulture Conservation, role of vultures, and problems faced by Vultures for feeding site. Along with this role of nsaids was also discussed and concluded that Meloxicam is safest drug and Diclofenac / Ketoprofen and Nimesulide are not safe to use and should not be used.

Mr. Kartik Shastri from Jivdaya Charitable Trust was involved as the main resource person along with Dr. Shashikant Jadhav and Sherwin Everett (curator) from JCT. The orientation program organized focused on the major stake holders circumfusing Vulture conservation. The stake holders present were the people involved in Vulture conservation, skinners, Panjrapole trustees, dairy owners, animal keepers, farmers, chemists, religious people, forest department officials, academicians, animal husbandry department officials, veterinary doctors, live stock inspector, and locals. They all were given awareness regarding the current situation of Vultures. An interactive session was also scheduled in it where feedbacks and suggestions were invited from all the stake holders.

Content covered by Faculties are,

Rescue and handling by Sherwin Everett, Curator, Jivdaya Charitable Trust
Veterinary drug and treatment by Dr. Shashikant Jadhav, Avian Experts and Clinical director, Jivdaya Charitable Trust
Role of Multistake holders by Janki teli, Activist and volunteer@ Banaskantha
Current tread briefing by kartikbhai shastri, Leading Ornithologist and Trustee, Jivdaya Charitable Trust
First aid by Dr. Tarun Sutaria, Professor at Veterinary college, Dantiwada

WE REQUEST PEOPLE TO HELP US RAISE FUNDS THAT CAN FACILITATE SUSTENANCE OF THE PROJECT AND SUPPORT VULTURES CONSERVATION.

Thank You.

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