CEPF Mid-term Assessment Workshop, Apsara Angkor Resort & Conference, Siem Reap Cambodia, 4 March

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1 CEPF Mid-term Assessment Workshop, Apsara Angkor Resort & Conference, Siem Reap Cambodia, 4 March 2015

2 2004: CVCP formed with government and NGO partners. 2005: Cambodia Vulture Conservation Action Plan. Goals: to prevent the extinction of Cambodia s vulture populations, restore their population size to levels consistent with their long-term survival, and to mitigate threats throughout their range. 2014: BirdLife-Cambodia leads a consortium NGOs to conserve vulture in Cambodia. End 2014: BirdLife- Cambodia become as the SAVE partner

3 White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis Critically Endangered 2,500-9,999 mature individuals. IUCN Red List, 2015

4 Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris Critically Endangered 1,000-2,499 mature individuals IUCN Red List, 2015

5 Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus Critically Endangered 3,750-14,999 individuals in total IUCN Red List, 2015

South Asian Vulture Decline South Asian Vulture Decline 1985-2010: 96-99% decline

6 South Asian Vulture Decline South Asian Vulture Decline : 96-99% decline for Slender-billed, White-rumped, Red-headed Vultures (Prakash et al. 1999, 2007)

7 Threats to vultures in Cambodia: Indirect poisoning from pesticides, reduced carcass availability, nest predation, habitat loss, disturbance, direct persecution, infectious disease (H5N1)

8 Project vulture restaurant locations

Breeding 45 40 35 41 41 39 36 36 Total Nest Total Chick 30

9 Breeding Total Nest Total Chick

10 What is a Vulture Restaurant?

-Awareness raising (pesticides), -Advocacy &

11 Main Project Activities -Population monitoring -Improve breeding success -Provide supplementary food -Awareness raising (pesticides), -Advocacy & diclofenac survey -Form a national vulture working group in Cambodia

Vulture Population Restaurant Census Trends White-rumped Vulture Slender-billed Vulture Red-headed Vulture 191 182 201 183 149 160 113 125 137 90 58 42

12 Vulture Population Restaurant Census Trends White-rumped Vulture Slender-billed Vulture Red-headed Vulture Year 2004 Year 2006 Year 2007 Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010 Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013 Year 2014

Enhancing Population Monitoring 2014 250 200 214 193 Red-headed Vulture Slender-billed Vulture White-rumped Vulture Total Count

13 Enhancing Population Monitoring Red-headed Vulture Slender-billed Vulture White-rumped Vulture Total Count th March 10th June 20th June 9th Septemner 10th December

14 Vulture Population Census Result By Site

15 Diclofinac and NSIADs Survey 1. Household Surveys 6 Project Sites 10 Villages from each site 20 families from each village 2. All pharmacies located close to 6 project sites including 5 provincial towns *** Preliminary analysis suggests the drugs are not being made available or used by livestock owners.

16 Vulture Incidental Poisoning One incidental poisoning occurred at WWF site in February, 16 died through secondary poisoning (11 WRV, 3 SBV & 2 RHV)

2014). BirdLife International Cambodia Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mahood, S. P. (2013).

Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Clements, T., Gilbert, M.

17 Achieved Documents Sum, P. (2015) Cambodian Vulture Conservation Project Activities Report (from July 2013 to December 2014). BirdLife International Cambodia Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mahood, S. P. (2013). Cambodian Vulture Conservation Project activities report July 2011 June Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia Program, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Clements, T., Gilbert, M., Rainey, H. J., Cuthbert, R., Eames, J. C., Bunnat, P., Setha, T. (2012). Vultures in Cambodia: population, threats and conservation. Bird Conservation International. doi: /s

Progress Towards Goals Vulture restaurants are

least four times a year to monitor populations.

18 Progress Towards Goals Vulture restaurants are conducted at least monthly and coordinated at least four times a year to monitor populations. Regular Diclofenac & NSIADs surveys need to be re-established. Community nest protection has improved success rates of each nest, but still large variation

19 Thank you! We wish to thank all the members of the Cambodian Vulture Conservation Project (BirdLife, WCS, WWF and ACCB) for their hard work, in the field and office, in support of the conservation of Cambodia s vultures. This outcome was substantially improved by comments from Simon Mahood and Oliver Gray Read and Robin Loveridge. The Cambodia Vulture Conservation Project thanks all its partners for their contributions, including the Royal Cambodian Government Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry (MAFF) and Fisheries and Ministry of Environment (MoE). The Project thanks the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) and IUCN for their support. Photos: Phearun Sum, Jonathan Eames, Todd Katzner, Elyssa Kellerman, Allan Michaud.

20 Birdlife s Partners

Appendix V. Revised Project Aims and Revised Logical Framework (2003)

Appendix V. Revised Project Aims and Revised Logical Framework (2003) Appendix V Revised Project Aims and Revised Logical Framework (2003) Proposed project changes for: Prediction and Management of Potential Declines in Gyps Species Vultures Submitted by: RSPB, The Lodge,