Following the trans-boundary exposure visit
for conservationist from India and Pakistan, in early June, Bird Conservation
Nepal organised a day long international workshop on "Establishing and
Managing Vulture Safe Zone in Nepal" Dhangadi, Kailali on June 21, 2012.
BCN invited Dr. V.P. singh (Terai nature conservation Society UP- india),
Fazlur Rahman and Vikram Tiwari (Katerniaghat Foundation UP india) to share and
learn initiatives of Vulture Safe Zone.Headed by Mr Gokarna Sharma
(LDO-Kailali), actively participated by Shankar Hari Acharya (Ass.CDO), Dr.
Diker Dev Bhatta (Regional Vet. Lab), Dr. Binod Kattel ( DLSO Chief), Bhagendra
Sharma (DPHO), Shyam mohan Lal ( DFO),
Dhan Bdr. Chaudhary (NEVLA), Kanchan
Ojha ( TAL), Bijaya shrestha ( Dolphin Conservation) , local conservation
partners ( BNCC-Bardia, NAGA-
Kanchanpur, EARTH- Kailali, Samaiji CF and VSFS Khutiya Kailali ) and media
personnel , the workshop discussed the issues of vulture crisis and trans-boundary initiatives of Vulture
Safe Zone.
Mr Krishna Pd Bhusal, Field Biologist at BCN
and Mr Bhupal Nepali, Field Officer at BCN presented the safe zone initiatives
and community integration in conservation of imperiled vultures in Nepal. Dr V
P Singh and Mr Falzur Rahman shared the ideas and initiatives taken in Utterpradesh
for vulture conservation. All the participants identified the urgent need of
trans-boundary conservation for successful recovery of vulture populations.
Gokarna Sharma (LDO), chief guest, committed to provide Rs1,00,000.00 ( One
lakh) for vulture conservation in Kailali.