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Team
Building Workshop |
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Members of vulture team Anand Chaudhary
(VCO), Surya Paudel (VO), Bhupal Nepali
(FO), Khadananda Paudel (FB), Ishwori
Chaudhary (VFT), Hirulal Dangora (MEA)
and Jit Bahadur Yadav (CSO,
JRMC-Gaidatal) actively participated on
a team building workshop at Dhampus
Kaski on 25th and 26th May, 2010. |
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A new colony of White- backed Vulture
was found in Argakhachi District of
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A new colony of White-backed Vulture, a
Critically Endangered species was found
in Pokhedanda Pine forest of Argha VDC
-9, Arghakhanchi district on 21st May,
2010. The colony lies at an average
elevation of 1207m and all nests are on
the trunks of Pinus roxburghii tree. |
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9th street exhibition and public
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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) celebrated
9th street exhibition and public
awareness campaign on the occasion of
World Environment Day – 2010 at Shanti
Vatika, Ratnapark. The theme for the day
is "Many species. One planet. One
Future." |
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Bird Trade Awareness Campaign |
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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) organised
Bird Trade Awareness Campaign to meet
the 2554th Buddha Jayanti (birth
anniversary of Lord Buddha) on 27 May
2010 at Tribhuvan University/ Natural
History Museum, Swoyambhu Kathmandu.
Thousands of Buddhist pilgrims, students
and young people participated in the
festival. Our target was to aware
Buddhist people especially who
traditionally release the cage birds and
attract bird traders to the Buddhist
sites like Swoyambhu and Boudha. |
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Birdwatching on International
Biodiversity Day |
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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) organised
birdwatching to meet The International
Biodiversity Day 2010 on 22 May 2010 at
Suryavinayak and Setidevi community
forest. There was huge participation of
around 116 students from four different
school of Bhaktapur and Panauti and
members of BCN. |
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Regional Workshop on Illegal Wild Bird
Trade |
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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) organized
a Regional Workshop on "Illegal Wild
Bird Trade" at Hotel Ambassador on 24
May 2010. The main objective of the
workshop was to share the findings of
the study carried on wild bird trade in
Nepal and India among the relevant
government agencies and other
conservation partners. The study was
supported by World Parrot Trust, US and
WWF Nepal. This is for the first time
such a workshop has been organized. |
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World Migratory Bird Day 2010
Celebration |
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Bird Conservation Nepal organized
awareness programme at Apollo
International Boarding School of New
Baneshwor, Kathmandu to mark the World
Migratory Bird Day (WMBD). WMBD theme
for the year 2010 was "Save all the
migratory bird in crisis: Every species
counts." Around eighty students
participated in the programme
enthusiastically. |
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28th BCN Day Celebration 2010 |
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Bird Conservation Nepal celebrated its
28th anniversary at Phulchoki Mountain
Forest on 24 April 2010. There was a
remarkable participation of BCN staffs
and members, council members, advisors
and journalist. The day was marked by
organizing bird-watching at Phulchoki
forest. |
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National Veterinary Conference '10 |
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Bird Conservation Nepal joined the hand
to celebrate the three days Ninth
National Convention (VETCON’10) of Nepal
Veterinary Association that kicked off
at Kathmandu on 24 April 2010 electing a
new executive committee under the
leadership of Dr Adarsha Pradhan. |
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15th Wild Life Week Celebration |
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BCN joined hands with the (Department of
National Parks and Wildlife
Conservation, DNPWC) in the celebration
of the 15th Wildlife Week 2010. The
programmes included bird watching tours
to school students, bird watchers and
environmentalists at Shivapuri National
Park on April 17, 2010. |
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Climate Change Awareness Programme |
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Bird Conservation Nepal actively
participated in the Climate Change
awareness programme organized by
International Climate Champions (ICC), a
network formed by British Council, at
Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu on 10th of
April, 2010. BCN had set a stall to
deliver the information about "Climate
Change Impacts on Birds".
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Diclofenac Destruction Programme |
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Diclofenac destruction programme kicked
off at Jatayau Safe zone Nawalparasi on
31st March 2010 that was organized by
Bird Conservation Nepal and Jatayu safe
zone management committee. The main
objective of the programme was to
destroy the diclofenac and promote for
safe alternative drug Meloxicam.
Diclofenac is a non steroidal
anti-inflammatory drug which is widely
used by veterinary practitioners for
livestock treatment.
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Deliberation on the impacts of Climate
Change on birds of Nepal |
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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) organized
one-day workshop entitled "Climate
Change Impacts on the Conservation of
Birds in Nepal" on 25 January 2010 in
Kathmandu. A total of 15 participants
representing WWF-Nepal, The Mountain
Institute, International Centre for
Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD),
Himalayan Nature, Global Primate
Network-Nepal (GPN-Nepal) and Bird
Conservation Nepal (BCN) attended the
workshop.
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BCN Annual Report |
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27th Annual General Meeting organised |
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BCN organised its 27th Annual General
Meeting (AGM) in Kathmandu on 19
December, 2009. The AGM was attended by
government officials, patrons, advisors,
members, supporters of BCN and
representatives from various
conservation organisations. President of
BCN Mr. Shree Ram Subedi presided over
the meeting. |
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BCN observes National Conservation Day,
2009 |
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As a member of the Conservation
Consortium of Nepal, Bird Conservation
Nepal (BCN) jointly organised the second
National Conservation Day in Kathmandu
on September 23, 2009. |
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Rallies and shows mark the First
International Vulture Awareness day in
Nepal |
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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) organised
various public awareness raising events on September
5, 2009 to celebrate the First International Vulture
Awareness Day. The week-long programmes primarily
focused on generating awareness amongst the local
communities and influencing stakeholders and
agencies in positioning the vulture range districts
as the diclofenac-free zone. People's active
participation has led to the success of the event
which is amply illustrated by wider media coverage. |
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR AT NAWALPARASI |
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A technical seminar entitled on “Vulture
initiatives: Achievements and issues;
Role of veterinary professionals in
vulture conservation” was organised by
Jatayu Restaurant, Nawalparasi with
support from BCN. The programme was
dated on June 23, 2009 at seminar hall
of Himalayan Community Development
Forum. |
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TECHNICAL SEMINAR AT RUPANDEHI |
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Jatayu Restaurant, Gaidahawa organized a
technical seminar cum interaction
programme with local vet technicians and
concerned authorities on June 25, 2009
at Rudrapur School. The programme was
supported by BCN. |
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Public awareness on World Environment
Day 2009 |
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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) celebrated
the 2009 World Environment Day with
various events to draw the attention of
the general public on the need to
protect the environment and combat
climate change in Nepal. |
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Screening of Winged Migration |
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Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) organised
screening of the award winning movie
"Winged Migration" by Jacques Perrin.
"Winged Migration" was nominated for 12
awards, including an Oscar for Best
Documentary and won 3 awards, including
France's prestigious Cesar Award.
Screenings were fund raiser for BCN.
Screening was carried out at Hotel
Manasalu and Summit Hotel on May 23 and
May 30, 2009 respectively, which started
at 5 pm onwards. |
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Celebration of International Day for
Biological Diversity (May 22) |
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Bird Conservation Nepal/ Bagmati River
Nature Park organised a quiz contest
among the School students of Valley to
mark the International day for
Biological Diversity on May 22, 2009 |
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A Birdwatcher's Guide to the Kathmandu
Valley
The book consists information with detail
map of 14 important birding sites in
Kathmandu Valley. It also consists of 463
systematic bird list of the Valley.
The major objective of this Guide is to
promote birdwatching in Kathmandu VAlley. It
is believed that this guide serves the
purpose of effective mode of generating
awareness on birds and its habitat
conservation amongst majority of Nepali
people.
Enjoy birding in Kathmandu!
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