Plea Seeks Mechanism For Safety Testing Of Drugs On Vultures Before Launching New NSAIDS In Open Market: Delhi High Court Issues Notice
2 years, 10 months ago

Plea Seeks Mechanism For Safety Testing Of Drugs On Vultures Before Launching New NSAIDS In Open Market: Delhi High Court Issues Notice

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The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking creation of an effective mechanism for safety testing of the drugs on wild scavenging birds, specifically vultures, before launching new Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs in open market.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla sought response of the respondent. The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea seeking creation of an effective mechanism for safety testing of the drugs on wild scavenging birds, specifically vultures, before launching new Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs in open market. A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla sought response of the respondent authorities within four weeks while posting the matter for further hearing on August 24. The plea makes the following as respondents: Centre, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization, National Biodiversity Authority, Bombay Natural History Society and Indian Veterinary Research Institute.

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Ensure nimesulide is not diverted for veterinary use, say activists
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ensure nimesulide is not diverted for veterinary use, say activists

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: In the first week of January this year, the union government banned the use of nimesulide, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, for veterinary purposes as it is harmful to vultures. While welcoming the decision, bird lovers and conservationists point out that nimusulide is prescribed for humans and expressed concerns that because of this, there is high possibility of the drug …

Nimesulide ban yet another step toward saving vultures, but the battle is far from over
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2 months, 1 week ago

Nimesulide ban yet another step toward saving vultures, but the battle is far from over

The Hindu  

Vultures, often referred to as nature’s sanitation workers, play a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem health by swiftly removing dead animals that might otherwise spread harmful diseases. This ban is an extension of previous efforts that began in 2006, when diclofenac, another deadly NSAID, was banned for veterinary use after it was found to be the leading cause of …

Madras High Court to find a solution to vultures suffering from food poisoning
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Madras High Court to find a solution to vultures suffering from food poisoning

The Hindu  

The carrion-eating vultures are generally considered a sign of death; but the dreaded birds themselves are facing mass deaths and near extinction, ironically owing to the food they eat. In a public interest litigation petition before the first Division Bench of the High Court, the litigant, K. Surya Kumar of Vandalur in Chennai, said the vultures are considered natural scavengers …

Harmful NSAIDs continue to be sold in pharmacies around vulture habitats in Nilgiris, study finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Harmful NSAIDs continue to be sold in pharmacies around vulture habitats in Nilgiris, study finds

The Hindu  

A recent study on the availability of Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs harmful to vultures, in six districts in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, has shown that about 50% of the surveyed pharmacies were selling NSAIDs. The paper, ‘How availability of NSAIDs and public perception matters in vulture conservation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, South India: An overt and covert survey approach,’ …

Government yet to ban drug dangerous to vultures despite availability of safe options
2 years, 4 months ago

Government yet to ban drug dangerous to vultures despite availability of safe options

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 05, 2022 17:55 IST A paper published in the scientific journal Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology in November this year points to a new threat to vultures in Asia. As the paper says: “The catastrophic population declines of three species of Gyps vultures—white-rumped G. bengalensis, Indian G. indicus and slender-billed G. tenuirostris vultures—in South Asia from the mid-1990s …

‘Vets for vultures’ sensitisation programme held at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Vets for vultures’ sensitisation programme held at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

A programme to sensitise veterinarians to the use of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and their impact on endangered vulture species was organised by the conservation NGO ‘Arulagam’ at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Theppakadu on Wednesday. Around 30 students from the veterinary university at Pookode in Wayanad, Kerala, participated in the event, titled “Vets for Vultures.” The Veterinarian at MTR, Rajesh …

Researchers find that vultures in India are still in danger from the NSAID diclofenac
4 years, 2 months ago

Researchers find that vultures in India are still in danger from the NSAID diclofenac

The Hindu  

IN the 1990s and 2000s, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug called diclofenac was widely used in veterinary palliative care for cattle. An undercover investigation led by a group of researchers from many Indian and international environmental organisations and universities—including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Centre for Conservation Science, Sandy, England; the Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai; Bird Conservation …

Safe zone for vultures in offing in Nilgiris
7 years, 8 months ago

Safe zone for vultures in offing in Nilgiris

Deccan Chronicle  

Coimbatore: 'Arulagam', the Coimbatore-based environmental NGO, plans to take forward its work on vulture conservation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve through an innovative initiative termed, 'Wildlife-Friendly Milk Production' that would develop a series of innovative hygienic dairy products. To conserve vultures, 'Arulagam' is now establishing a safe zone for this big bird in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve by improving the …

How pain medication is killing India's vultures
12 years, 6 months ago

How pain medication is killing India's vultures

Firstpost  

The Bombay Natural History Society and UK-based Royal Society for the Protection of Birds have drawn attention to a recent research paper highlighting threats to vultures. A new research by the Bombay Natural History Society and UK-based Royal Society for the Protection of Birds have drawn attention to how painkillers pose a threat to vultures. The new research paper titled …

Saving vultures
13 years, 11 months ago

Saving vultures

The Hindu  

The inter-Ministerial consultation on vulture conservation, convened by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, has sent out a clear message to the State agriculture departments: it is they who hold the key to the fortunes of three critically endangered species in India. After years of research, scientists concluded that the cause for extermination of about 95 per cent of the …

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