Hemanta Dhakal
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18 Aug 2016
Participatory Conservation and Ecological Monitoring of Critically Endangered Slender-billed Vulture in Kaski, Nepal
26 Feb 2018
Strengthen and Extension of Participatory Conservation of Critically Endangered Slender-Billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris in Western Mid-Hills of Nepal
Project will contribute to promote the vulture awareness not only at the public level but also at the policy level. This will also help in the proper implementation of the Vulture Action Plan 2023-2027 in the future by connecting people, government, and development projects. Workshops will be conducted in four provinces viz. Gandaki, Lumbini, Karnali and Sudhur Paschim of Nepal. One workshop will be conducted at National level. Based on that we will make draft report with the commitment of participants to develop site- and species-specific conservation action plan, to mitigate the issues raised for vulture conservation in their own judiciary and in the allocation of budget in provincial annual budget plan.
Vulture near Cow rescue center after carcass feed, Kaski, Nepal. © Hemanta Dhakal
A baseline non-repeated data of vultures will be collected by monitoring 120 vantage points in different parts of study area. This will justify the status of vultures in those provinces. The data will generate a central database of vultures. NSAIDs monitoring will be supportive knowledge about any illegal use NSAIDs in cattle which are harmful to vultures. This will be more helpful in the sustainable conservation of vultures in Nepal.