11-member committee formed for vulture conservation in Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The state government has established an 11-member Gujarat State Vulture Conservation Committee to protect vultures in the region. The committee will be led by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden.

The Director of Sakkarbaug Zoo, Junagadh, will serve as the member-secretary, with representatives from the Central Zoo Authority in New Delhi and a vulture expert among the members. The committee will focus on measures such as monitoring vulture populations, conducting inspections, creating safe zones, setting up conservation centres, and enforcing the ban on the use of the drug diclofenac. DeshGujarat