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The Oriental White-backed Vulture conservation programme

Introduction:

The massive decline of three vulture species in south Asia is one of the most significant disasters to have befallen the natural world.

Conservation organisations from around the world have become involved to save what remains of the populations. Conservation breeding centres are one of the major initiatives introduced to conserve breeding populations.

The Hawk Conservancy Trust has been working with Oriental White-backed Vultures Gyps bengalensis since 1997, and formed a working partnership with WWF-Pakistan in 2004.

Here is a summary of the project. Follow the links at the end for additional background information and recent developments.

Aim: Maintain the working partnership with WWF-Pakistan in the development and maintenance of a conservation breeding facility for vultures in Pakistan

Activities:
- Provide training and support for project staff
- Continue field visits in support of in situ conservation efforts
- Continue fundraising efforts for facility running costs and conservation objectives

Outcomes:
- The establishment of a successful captive management facility in Pakistan
- Long term maintenance of the captive management facility in Pakistan
- The reintroduction of Oriental White-backed Vultures to the wild

General:
This is a long term project, which is likely to run for at least ten years.

Published papers: (click on the title to read the article)

- A paper published in Wildlife Middle East News (The home page for Wildlife Middle East News is here)
- A paper due to be published in Vulture News (The home page for Vulture News is here)

Updates:

- Click here to read the latest update from the project in Pakistan

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