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♤ The veterinary drug Diclofenac has been banned by Indian and Nepalese governments.
♤ Meloxicam, a safe alternative for vultures and other scavenging birds, is being promoted as an effective replacement.
♤ Government of India has formulated a National Action Plan (2006) on Vulture Conservation. The Action Plan provides for strategies, actions for containing the decline of vulture population through ex-situ, in-situ vulture conservation.
♤ Protection status of White backed, Long Billed and Slender Billed Vultures has been upgraded from Schedule IV to Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
♤ Vultures Safety Zone.
♤ Vulture Restaurant sites.
♤ A ‘Vulture Captive Care facility’ has been established at Panchkula.
♤ The State Governments have been advised to set up vulture care centres for the conservation of three species of vultures.
♤ Captive breeding centers have been established to secure healthy birds from the wild for breeding in captivity for purposes of conservation and future release.
♤ Awareness raising activities targeting various groups such as veterinarians, pharmacists, school children, government agencies, conservation partners and local communities are being organized regularly.