Palpa’s Khaireni community forest is teeming with vultures

Conservationists credit the Diclofenac ban for the revival after decades of dwindling numbers. This area was declared ‘vulture conservation zone’ in 2001.

Thaneshwar Aryal, aged 76, of ward 8 of Anpchaur of Rampur Municipality recalls seeing hundreds of vultures in the nearby Khaireni forest area some four decades ago. Flocks of various species of vultures perched on tall trees. They took shelter in the old Simal (kapok) trees in the forest.