Nepal’s effort to save vultures is yet another example of community power

By MALLIKA ARYAL
In the early 2000s, locals in areas where vultures nested started noticing increased numbers of rats and dogs. Carcasses of dead animals by the riverbeds were left untouched for days and vulture nests in the forests started disappearing.

Images: Krishna Mani Baral
Conservationists confirmed that the vulture numbers had indeed dropped alarmingly - in 15 […]