![]() On this information we carried out more intensive search around this colony and found nesting in four more villages nearby. ![]() During this our field worker Vishal Mistry found a new colony in Dhrangadhra taluka of Surendranagar district. Table 1: Number of Gyps bengalensis nests monitored during 2012-13Įxtensive survey and inquiry with locals, forest staff and nature lovers were carried out to find new vulture colonies. Photographic documentation of each nesting colony was also done. In recent years monitoring colonies at Khambhat and Viramgam talukas has also been started.ĭuring the PVSZ work more regular monitoring of these colonies and included GPS mapping of active nests, tree species, nest height and tree height etc. Similarly the colony at kadi (Mahesana) was being monitored by one of our colleagues Mr. The colony of Ahmedabad was being monitored by Mr.Kartik Shastri since 1999. During the PVSZ work vulture nesting/roosting colonies, feeding sites and pharmacies were regularly monitored. It is very essential for generating scientific data which is important to assess the impact of conservation work being carried out and level of awareness among people. Monitoring is a crucial part of any scientific work. Awareness, Advocacy and Monitoring were the three major components of this whole exercise. This included top level officers of food & Drug, Forest and Animal husbandry departments to villagers. In order to achieve a vulture safe zone on ground, a holistic multi-stakeholder approach was adopted. ![]() Out of these eight Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Surendranagar and Anand districts have active colonies of Gyps bengalensis totalling over 150 individuals. The area is spread over 8 districts namely Ahmedabad, Mahesana, Surendranagar, Anand, Sabarkantha, Kheda, Patan and Gandhinagar. ![]() The work of PVSZ central Gujarat is underway since last one and a half year. Thus two Provisional vulture safe zones (PVSZ) have been proposed in Gujarat i.e Saurashtra and Central Gujarat which are vulture population stronghold regions. Gujarat having good population of Gyps bengalensis (577) and Gyps indicus (361) (Gyps vulture population estimation 2012, GEER foundation) becomes one of the important states to target vulture conservation efforts. On this bases provisional vulture safe zone projects have been initiated in Gujarat, Uttarpradesh, Jharkhand Uttarakhand and Assam by BNHS & RSPB in collaboration with state level organizations/people working for vulture conservation. This is the line of thought behind making vulture safe zones. 30,000 sq.km around the vulture nesting site needs to be made safe from Diclofenac and other factors affecting vulture population. Thus in order to conserve them in-situ an area of 100km radii i.e. Team: Niyati Kukadia, Pavan Patel, Anil Patel, Vishal Mistry, Yatri Baxi, Devanshi Kukadia, Govind, Veterinary doctors and Livestock inspectorsīased on satellite tracking data, Gyps vultures ( Gyps indicus and Gyps bengalensis) are known to forage in an area of 100km radii from their nesting site. Mohamed bin Zayed Species project number 136916 Provisional Vulture Safe Zone, Central Gujarat Ahmedabad
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