As a part of sustaining Vulture Safe Feeding
Sites, Bird Conservation Nepal in collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB),
Lumbini Development Trust (LDT), Lumbini Hotel Association (LHA) and Vulture
Restaurant Management Committee (JRMC), Gaidatal organised a one day
Eco-tourism Promotion Workshop on 12 August 2012 at Lumbini. 32 participants
from the partner organisations and journalists discussed on promoting
eco-tourism on Vulture Safe Feeding Sites (VSFS) of Nepal as well as sustaining
them in long run.
Bhupal Nepali and Puja Gurung from BCN
detailed on BCN’s vulture conservation works and sustaining VSFS in Nepal.
Likewise, Ishwari Adhikari from JRMC Gaidatal, Pradip Basnet from NTB, Mithun
Shrestha from LHA and Saroj from LDT presented about main tourist attraction
points for tourist and its possibility and challenges in and around Lumbini
area. Also, representatives from District Development Committee and District
Livestock Service Office, Rupandehi, journalists and hotel owners used the
floor to keep their thoughts and providing their suggestions on sustaining VSFS
through tourism promotion.