Our Vision

At Jatayu, we believe conservation must be community-led, rooted in mutual respect, and shared across generations. While our goal started as, and continues to be, the revival of vulture populations, we believe that their return is a sign of an overall better environmental health. We are committed to ecological, economic, and social sustainability through responsible eco-tourism that benefits local communities directly. We envision a place where local knowledge and modern conservation efforts go hand in hand, and hope to build a network of care for the land, for the birds, and for the people who protect them.

Our Partners

Jatayu Restaurant has thrived through partnerships. Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) provided critical early support, working alongside Nepal's Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) to help establish the safe feeding zone . International backing came from organizations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), the International Trust for Nature Conservation, and the UNDP-GEF Small Grants Programme. More recently, BirdLife International has supported Jatayu as an international partner, with Bird Conservation Nepal leading national efforts 

What began as a small effort has grown into a network of shared responsibility—where local knowledge, national leadership, and international solidarity come together to bring vultures back from the brink.

This website was built by students during a week-long exchange workshop at the Jatayu Restaurant, called Creative Practice as Civil Action—a partnership between Pathshala South Asia Media Institute (Bangladesh), RMIT University (Australia), and photo.circle (Nepal). The collaboration between Jatayu and the program was rooted in shared values: mutual learning, respect, and giving back. The students created this website using their skills in coding, design, and storytelling as an act of solidarity.