WCC 2016 Res 022 - Activity Report

Annual SAVE meeting pulled 21 partners including Govts together, and reviewed the Blueprint recovery plan. Govts regional steering committee also met. And a South India meeting was held in Jan 2018.

A huge body of work being carried out mainly in South Asia by SAVE partners, BNHS, Arulagam, Corbett Foundation is underway.

Through SAVE network in South Asia, a range of NSAID monitoring activities as well as awareness work, and safety-testing on vultures.

Key success in 2017 was the upholding of the Indian Govt Multi-dose vials of human diclofenac ban, which was challenged in the court. Arulagam, BNHS and SAVE (RSPB) had important roles in this successful defencce, along with Indian Health Ministryt and ministry of Environment. There are furher measures needed for the other NSAIDs. In Europe, there was a concerted campaign involving BlirdLife, Vulture Conservation Foundation and SEO Birdlife (Spain) to drive a diclofenac ban in EU states, especially Spain. In addition, there has been a lote of effort to define an international action plan incorporating the central theme of the resolution - this is the CMS Raptors MoU 'Multi-species action plan for old workd vultures. This was finalized in 2017 and adopted at CMS CoP in Manila October 2017.

Safety testing on Himalayan Griffons started Nov 2017, and is a key action. This is happening through SAVE, BNHS, IVRI. Completing this for up to ten drugs (one has begun only so a lot to do!) is crucial.