Until a few years ago, people didn't like vultures because they were not to be touched and ate small things. As the risk of extinction of this bird, which is nature's nomad, has increased, now the community is working to protect it.

The number of endangered vultures has increased in East Nawalparasi and surrounding areas after the start of endangered species conservation work at the community level. In 2006  Jatayu Restaurant has been established for 19 years. 71 vultures were counted in 2006, and 511 endangered vultures were counted in 2023. 

For the promotion of Dagger species of vulture, which is about to disappear from the world, the community has joined the conservation by opening the first Jatayu restaurant in Pitholi in South Asia. Learning from this, initiatives are now being taken at the community level to protect vultures in various places in Nepal. "It is an example that if any work is adopted by the community, it will lead to success," said local Uttam Lamichhane, "There has been an effort by the community and various organizations. The state also needs to invest more to manage it further.

Satellite tags have been installed on the wings of the vultures in this area to monitor their movements and activities. By establishing a breeding center in Kasara located in Chitwan, the of bringing the baby to a natural place after it grows up has been made. There is a record that the vulture reached Pakistan after the satellite connection.  Until 1990, the number of vultures that were seen in the number of millions in Nepal decreased to nothing. The conservationists became worried when it suddenly started disappearing. After that, a vulture conservation center called Jatayu Restaurant was started in 2006 to support conservation at the local level. In the 19 years that the restaurant has been in operation, more than 600 endangered vultures have increased, said DB Chaudhary, an ornithologist and the creator of Jatayu Restaurant. "At the initial stage, we had some problems in conducting the vulture conservation campaign. It was thought to be unlucky when a vulture flies over the house. Now is the time to be happy when you see more vultures. Now this place is also known for researchers and tourists. It has helped in conservation as well as tourism,' he said.  

Every day at Jatayu Restaurant, vultures are given food. The vultures are fed every day in the Simal tree in the middle forest of the model community. For this, 41-year-old Yama Bahadur Nepali from Kawasoti has been working in the restaurant for 19 years. Jatayu reports to the restaurant when the cattle died somewhere in the village. And along with the Nepali helpers, they go to the village to collect the dead animals and feed them to the vultures. If there is no information about the death of the animal, it is bought from the market and fed. Farmers used a drug called 'Diclofenic' to treat cattle. Vultures would eat the drug-fed animal after it died. The effect of the medicine used in animals was seen in vultures. Chowdhury said that Jatayu restaurant was opened for conservation after vultures started dying after eating food outside. Small gray, jungar, golden vulture, gobre, king vulture, Himalayan vulture, gray vulture and Hadfor vulture found in Nepal are small gray, Dagger, golden vulture and gobre vulture.  In 2006, after the government banned the sale and distribution of diclofenic, a drug used in the treatment of animals, the number of vultures dying from eating food has decreased. However, more than 110 vultures have died since 2010 due to electric high-tension lines. Diclofenac ban has increased the number of vultures. However, conservationists say that the rapid expansion of high-tension lines has added a new challenge to vulture conservation. The 17th International Vulture Awareness Day is being celebrated by various programs from Monday to August 22.