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Three hundred and eighty-seven vultures were found at Pokhara and its surrounding areas, according to a vulture census recently conducted by the Pokhara Bird Society. The society has been conducting a vulture census in Pokhara and its surrounding areas every 10 years. Society Chairperson Manashant Ghimire told RSS that vultures were counted at surrounding areas of Pokhara—Ghachowk, Pumdibhumdi, old and new landfill sites, Dobhilla, as well as Shishuwabhateri, of Byas municipality-10, the Cow Conservation Centre of Shuklagandaki municipality of Tanahu, and Damauli-based landfill sites this year, and 387 vultures were found.
The vultures are on the verge of extinction due to encroachment on their habitat in recent years. The habitat of vultures is at risk due to rampant urbanization in the surrounding areas of Pokhara. Ghimire added that a large number of vultures used to be found at different places in Pokhara, including Chauthe, Majheripatan, Biruwa, and Gairikhet, around 15–16 years ago, but now the vultures have disappeared from these places.
Different studies carried out in Nepal show that the number of vultures has decreased in the last two decades. Researchers said vultures are on the verge of extinction due to the use of diclofenac, the anti-inflammatory medicine fed to cattle._Rss
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