Conservation of Owls in Nepal

Raju Acharya


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Owl Conservation in Western Hill of Nepal I

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Owl Conservation in Eastern Hills of Nepal II

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National Owl Conservation Action Plan: Laying Ground Work for Long-Term Owl Conservation in Nepal

26 Jul 2021

Implementation of Owl Conservation Action Plan (2020-2029) in Gandaki Province, Central Nepal

Our proposed project aims to make local people and students aware of the owls' biology, its ecological importance and legal provision in case of hunting and trade, thus helping to conserve them.

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Preliminary survey work has revealed a high intensity of hunting and trade of owls in Nepal. Annually, at least 2000 owls are being traded to either India or China and thousands are being killed at the local level. Little effort has been made to conserve these owls until now. This project will undertake an array of educational initiatives on owls, targeted at the local and national levels to help conserve them, with international implications as well which will have direct beneficial impact on 21 owl species in the country. Three owl conservation workshop, 12 radio programs, conservation materials and 100 owl conservation camps will be conducted to achieve the aims. These initiatives will be targeted to the three regions of the country i.e. eastern, central and far-western. Students, local people, officials from government line agencies will be targeted to benefit from these initiatives.

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