KATHMANDU — When residents of Pokhara Valley in western Nepal spot Egyptian vultures nesting on cliffs and trees, they sometimes misidentify them as crows and shoo them away. Sometimes they also destroy their nests, believing the birds bring bad luck. But Neophron percnopterus, listed as endangered by the IUCN, the global conservation authority, still builds … Continue reading Proximity to humans both boon and bane for Egyptian vultures in Nepal’s Pokhara