International news - Bird Conservation Nepal

9 September 2026

Bird Conservation Nepal Receives BirdLife International’s Conservation Achievement Award 2026 for Leadership in Vulture Conservation

Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) has been awarded the prestigious Conservation Achievement Award 2026 by BirdLife International in recognition of its long-standing…

20 August 2026

Nepal’s White-rumped Vultures Make a Remarkable Comeback

Nepal is witnessing a remarkable recovery of the Critically Endangered White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis), with its population increasing at a rate of 12.7%…

10 March 2023

Twelfth Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) Meeting held in Nepal

On 9-10 March 2023, a two-day Saving Asia's Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) meeting was organized, which was followed by the release of the tagged captive vultures…

16 June 2022

ADB, BirdLife International and Bird Conservation Nepal Launched Open-Access eSensitivity Mapping Tool for Renewable Energy Developments

BirdLife International and the Asia Development Bank launched their new eSensitivity mapping tool called AVISTEP (Avian Sensitivity Tool for Energy Planning) at the…

1 May 2021

CAPTIVE RELEASED WHITE-RUMPED VULTURES NOW TRAVELLING FAR AND WIDE

Since 2017, 31 captive-reared and captive-bred White-rumped Vultures Gyps bengalensis have been released from Vulture Conservation and Breeding Center, Chitwan to…

22 November 2016

Stakeholders' Coordination Meeting At Kailali

Bird Conservation Nepal jointly organized Stakeholders’ coordination & Sharing meeting in Sukhad near the GHodaghodi Lake on 22 Nov 2016 with BCN’s Local partner…

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