Rapid surveys to establish toxic drug presence and current impacts to Myanmar’s vulture populations

Jun 13

Written By

The emergency

Myanmar retains important populations of three vulture species. There was an urgent need to understand how veterinary drugs toxic to vultures are being used throughout the critical Indawgyi landscape and how to catalyse effective conservation for these three ASAP vulture species. Additionally the military coup in 2021 and the withdrawal of donors, exerted funding pressures on local civil society, including BANCA.

Results

Pharmacy surveys were conducted in 20 villages near the Indawgyi Lake in Mohnyin township, Mogaung township and Karmaing sub-township in Kachin state. The results have been used to identify intervention points with local communities and local government departments.

Reports

Coming soon

AT A GLANCE

Organisation: BirdLife International (Asia)

Country: Myanmar

Year project started: 2022

Species: White-rumped Vulture; Slender-billed Vulture; Red-headed Vulture

Supported by: Fondation Segré

BirdLife Internationalred-headed vultureslender-billed vulturewhite-rumped vulture

Rapid surveys to establish toxic drug presence and current impacts to Myanmar’s vulture populations

The emergency

Results

Reports

AT A GLANCE

World Ranger Day: An Interview with Tom Amey, EcosystemImpact Foundation

Saving Malayan Giant Turtle from brink of extinction, Phase I: establishing healthy and genetically viable assurance colony