Zoo’s Print Vol. 33 | No. 10 31 Field Report education International Vulture Awareness Day 2018 celebrated in Uttar Pradesh Birds of Prey Programme, South Africa and Hawk Conservancy Trust, England run the International Vulture Awareness Day. It is celebrated each year on the frst Saturday of September and dedicated to vulture conservation. Biodiversity and Wildlife Conservation Lab, Department of Zoology and Institute for Wildlife Sciences, ONGC, Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Lucknow in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh State Biodiversity Board Centre for Biodiversity and Wildlife Research and Conservation, Lucknow observed the day from 1-4 September 2018 by organizing several awareness programmes. On 1 September 2018, like previous years celebrated this day with activities among school students of Lucknow as well as in Behraich, Etawah and Gonda. In Lucknow, 150 students from 15 schools enthusiastically involved in diferent events like painting on fying vultures, oral presentations and quiz competitions based on vultures. Prof. Padma Saxena, Prof. Madhu Tripathi and Prof. Amita Kanaujia gave vulture books as prizes for the winners. A mass awareness drive was held in Lucknow city in which volunteers, local people and research scholars were involved. They distributed the fiers, pamphlets and sensitized the local people and students about vultures, their ecological value and importance in nature. They performed street play, played interactive games and gave talks on vultures. From 2-4 September feld visits were made to the vulture sites in Unao, Kanpur, Lucknow and Raibareilly with the students and volunteer where students explored the vulture habitats, roosting and feeding behaviour and vultures association with other animals such as crows, dogs, black kites and cattle egret. Participants with their Vulture poster