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by Sumit Chowdhury | 13-04-2019 22:27
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Experts have stressed the need for strengthening regional cooperation to protect vultures from extinction in South Asia. It is high time to work together to save the nature cleaners from extinction as the use of Diclofenac and Ketoprofen, both poisonous to vultures, in animals has led to the massive mortality and a sharp decline in the vulture population. The Bangladesh government has already taken initiatives to save vultures, and has successfully implemented all international programmes taken to protect vultures from extinction. The government banned Diclofenac and Ketoprofen and Bangladesh Forest Department in December 2014 declared two safe zones for vultures where ‘zero tolerance’ is shown towards using Diclofenac and other harmful veterinary drugs. The designated areas are Sylhet, parts of Dhaka and Chittagong covering an area of 19,663.18 sq kilometre as the Vulture Safe Zone-1, and Khulna, Barishal and parts of Dhaka covering an area of 27,717.26 sq km as the Vulture Safe Zone-2. The ministry formed a vulture recovery committee in 2013 and formulated a long-term vulture conservation action plan, which is a significant initiative in vulture conservation. New harmful drugs like Diclofenac have flooded the market and that is why it is urgent to ban these drugs to save vultures. With sincere efforts from all, we will be able to take an effective regional initiative to protect vultures, the friends of the nature and environment source: BSS, Dhaka |
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6 Comments
Hello Sumit
Thank you for your report about Protect vultures from extinction in South Asia. Many birds are into the extinction and vulnerable stage and need of immediate protection. Strong actions must be taken to protect them.
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Regards,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 16-06-2019 04:41
Hi Sumit,
When we talk about air pollution, normally we tend to not to think about how it affects our friend - animals. In that sense, I really love your report because you talked about the endangered species, vultures, and brought readers attention. In fact, it seems that air pollution is affecting animals even more severe than we thought and as vultures are important for the balance of our environment, we should try our best to not to lost them. Great work!
Louis Mentor
Posted 22-04-2019 15:34
Hello Sumit!
Thank you for sharing this important issue with Tunza eco generation ambassadors. Indeed, all species of animals and plants play important roles in eco-system and must be preserved for the sake of biodiversity. I'm glad to hear that the Bangladesh government has successfully managed to protect vultures from extinction. I look forward to reading your next article soon! : )
Wonhee Mentor
Posted 19-04-2019 16:10
Hi Sumit!
The Bangladeshi Government have really done a good job in making international programmes taken to protect vultures from extinction. And I like how they have already selected zones for the protection of earth's cleaners!
I hope this programme continues to do great things!
Heart warming report that put a smile on my face!
Sincerely yours,
Rosa
Posted 18-04-2019 16:40
Sumit, I regularly hear these drugs and didn't know about their impact on vultures. Thanks for informing!
Posted 17-04-2019 23:32
Hello sumit
Vultures are very important for balance in environment. But the ill practices of human like use of unwanted drugs like diclofenac which is found to be very toxic to vultures and other several ill practices are practiced which must be controlled.
Thank you so much for this report.
Green cheers!
Posted 15-04-2019 11:01