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Report from the VULTURE RECOVERY PLAN WORKSHOP
An international vulture recovery plan workshop was held at Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, India on 12-14 February 2004. The workshop was funded under two grants from the Darwin Initiative and convened by Bombay Natural History Society and the Haryana State Government. Delegates to the workshop included government representatives, conservation scientists, pathologists, experts in the management of captive animals and their re-introduction to the wild and representatives of non-governmental organisations concerned with nature conservation.
The objective of the workshop was to devise a plan of action to save three species of vultures resident in South Asia, Gyps bengalensis, G. indicus and G. tenuirostris, from global extinction and to restore populations in the wild over as much as possible of their recent geographical range.
The Plan identifies the most likely causes of the recent declines, the main threats to vultures in the wild, now and in the future, and a programme of action designed to prevent extinction and remove the causes of endangerment from the environment. The programme identified in the Plan is long-term and is intended to be employed in a flexible and adaptive way. Recommendations are made for regular reviews of scientific evidence and progress with conservation action and for updating of the Plan.
The contents and recommendations presented in the recovery plan document are intended to be used as resource to guide conservation strategy and management for all vulture conservation stakeholders.
Report of the Recovery Plan Workshop (PDF)
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