Bird Conservation Nepal has been assisting Department of
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Nepal for the revision of Vulture
Conservation Action Plan. BCN, in collaboration with Department of National
Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC), Nepal organized one day national
workshop on Vulture Conservation Action Plan on 6th July, 2014.
Mr. Megh Bahadur
Pandey, Director General of Department of National Parks and Wildlife
Conservation (DNPWC) chaired the program. Chiefs and representatives from
Department of Drug Administration, Department of Livestock Service Office,
Department of Agriculture, WWF-Nepal, ZSL-Nepal, National Trust for Nature
Conservation, Himalayan Nature, Central Veterinary Laboratory and Nepal
Ranger’s Association were present on the workshop. Dr. Maheshwar Dhakal,
Ecologist at DNPWC, Mr. Khadananda Paudel, Vulture Conservation Officer at BCN,
Mr. Chris Bowden, International Species Recovery Officer at RSPB and Dr. Jhamak
Karki, Associate Professor at Nepal Engineering College presented on history,
cause of decline of vultures in South Asia, update on research and conservation
of vultures in Nepal and South Asia and the new draft of Vulture Conservation
Action Plan in the program followed by a discussion session on Vulture
Conservation Action Plan.
Dr. Narendra Man Babu Pradhan, Chief Executive Officer at
BCN thanked all the participation and Mr. Megh Bahadur Pandey, Director General
of DNPWC closed the ceremony with his feedback on the draft Vulture
Conservation Action Plan for Nepal. Altogether, 31 participants used the forum
to discuss and provide feedback over the draft of Vulture Conservation Action
Plan (2014-2018).