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).