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BOOK PUBLISHED BY BCN ENTITLED
BOOK PUBLISHED BY BCN ENTITLED "VULTURE CONSERVATION IN NEPAL" RELEASED ON THE OCCASION OF INTERNATIONAL BIODIVERSITY DAY 2014
22 May 2014

Book entitled “Vulture Conservation in Nepal” was released on 22 May, 2014 in a programme organized by Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation on the occasion of International Biodiversity Day-2014. Dr. Ganesh Raj Joshi, Secretary at Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation was the chairperson of the program. Dr. Krishna Chandra Paudel, Secretary at Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment was the special guest in the program. Mr. Sriranjan Lacoul, Secretary at Water and Energy Commission Secretariat was another guest in the program. Other guests in the program were the chiefs of Nepal Forest Association (NFA), World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Nepal, International Union for nature conservation (IUCN)-Nepal and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC).

On the program, book entitled “Vulture Conservation in Nepal” was released by Mr. Sriranjan Lacoul, Secretary at Water and Energy Commission Secretariat. The book comprises the history and causes of vulture decline, status of vultures in Nepal, efforts in Nepal to conserve vultures in Nepal. 2000 copies of the book has been produced and it is believed that the book will be a good reference for any further vulture conservation and research activities in Nepal.