The third Nepal Bird Fair program has concluded with conservationists pledging to join hands and collaborate to create an excellent tourist destination by protecting and promoting birds and ecotourism.
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The 3rd Nepal Bird Fair program has concluded with the announcement that the 16th Asian Bird Fair-2027 will be held in Nepal. Addressing the closing program, World Bird Fair Council Executive Member Bhikkhar Yu made this announcement in Lumbini.
The program concluded on Tuesday with the commitment of conservationists to work together to create an excellent tourist destination by conserving and promoting birds and ecotourism.
Nature guides, ornithologists, conservationists, wildlife photographers and researchers from across the country who came to the two-day third Nepal Bird Fair in Lumbini have also resolved to launch a campaign to reduce the shrinkage of the border area, habitat destruction and environmental pollution.
At the closing program of the third Bird Fair organized by the Pokhara Bird Society in collaboration with various conservation-related organizations, it was announced that the fourth Nepal Bird Fair will be held in Thakurdwara, Bardiya next year. For this, the Bardiya Nature Conservation Club (BNCC) has taken the responsibility of coordinating at the local level.
The program, organized with the aim of highlighting the spirituality of Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, and the attraction of birds and ecotourism, discussed and presented working papers on the risks faced by birds and the commitment made to conserve birds in the past, the conservation of waterfowl and coastal areas of the Central Asian Flyway, and Gautam Buddha and birds.
The conservation efforts made by locals in Nepal's Special Protection Areas were appreciated, the conservation of storks in the face of increasing human activity, the conservation and research of vultures in Asia, and the black-tailed eagle species found in Nepal and its conservation efforts. Similarly, the contribution of citizen scientists to documenting the distribution of birds in Nepal, the relationship of birds with wild cats, and the diversity and risks of birds around Pokhara International Airport were discussed. Experts, specialists, and researchers from home and abroad presented working papers.
The main attraction of the program was the discussion titled Birds Brain. Senior ornithologist Dr. The guests of the program conducted by Hemsagar Baral were Bimal Thapa, President of the Bird Conservation Association, Manashant Ghimire, President of the Pokhara Bird Society, and Hathan Chaudhary, President of the Nepal Bird Scientists Association. The knowledge-enhancing question-and-answer program on conservation in Thatyuli Para was applauded.
15 ornithologists, experts, organizations/institutions active in conservation, and tour operator leaders from countries including India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Spain, and Taiwan participated in the program. Similarly, more than 200 ornithologists, nature guides, wildlife photographers, researchers, and conservationists from east to west of the country participated.
The chief guest of the Asian Bird Fair and World Bird Fair Council Executive Member Bhikkar Yu said that the program organized with the aim of raising awareness, conservation, and cooperation towards birds is exemplary. He, who is also the president of Eco Tourism Taiwan, said that he learned a lot from here. ‘I urge others to learn a lot from Nepal,’ he said.
Senior ornithologist Dr. Hemsagar Baral said that the Bird Fair has become a good celebration for conservationists. He said that it has helped in ecotourism by highlighting the spirituality of Lumbini along with the attraction of birds and ecotourism at home and abroad.
While academic sessions, bird symposiums, discussions and seminars were being held at the Lumbini Buddhist University Assembly Hall under the Bird Fair, various bird stalls were set up at the Thai Visitor Center in Lumbini for locals, students and those interested in ecotourism. There, awareness brochures, books and posters were displayed along with T-shirts, hats, keychains, art and handicrafts with awareness messages written on them for sale. Similarly, a bird photo exhibition and a bird race (bird identification) competition were also held. Drama and cultural programs were performed for the conservation of birds, storks and cat species.
Kelzing Dorji, President of the Bird Life Society Bhutan, said that it has been able to raise awareness at home and abroad for the conservation of bird species, biodiversity and important bird habitats.
Manashant Ghimire, President of the Pokhara Bird Society and Coordinator of the Nepal Bird Fair Organizing Committee, said that the Bird Fair was organized to promote ecotourism along with birds by exchanging knowledge, information, collaboration and networking among local communities, students, guides, researchers and conservation-related organizations/institutions.
