ALAIN SCHROEDER
Vulture Restaurant

Team member, Kewal Prasad Chaudhary, holds an injured Himalayan Griffon vulture. The goal is to integrate them back into the wild as quickly as possible.

Vultures control biological waste by devouring carcasses at lightning speed, neutralizing pathogens, and preventing diseases from spreading. Their waste management services are free and eco-friendly.
Over 1 million vultures were nearly wiped out in Nepal by Diclofenac, an NSAID used to treat livestock in the 1990s.The drug was banned in 2006.

Jatayu Restaurant was the first community-run safe feeding zone for vultures in the world.

Following a successful breeding program, the population is rebounding with captive and wild vultures pairing. The project, replicated in Nepal and elsewhere, is a boon to the local economy, and promotes conservation and eco-tourism. But vultures still face many hazards including, accidental poisoning, electrocution, deforestation, and food scarcity.

Author
Belgian photojournalist Alain Schroeder (b. 1955) has been working in the industry for over four decades. First as a sports photographer in the 80s, then shooting book assignments and editorial pieces in art, culture and human stories.

In 2013, he uprooted his life, trading-in his shares in Reporters, to pursue life on the road with a camera. Schroeder now travels the world shooting stories focusing on social issues, people and their environment. «I am not a single shot photographer. I think in series,» he says adding, «I strive to tell a story in 10-15 pictures, capturing the essence of an instant with a sense of light and framing.»

He has won many international awards including Nikon Japan, Nikon Belgium, Felix-Schoeller, TPOTY, Istanbul Photo, Days Japan, Trieste Photo, PX3, IPA, MIFA, BIFA, PDN, the Fence, Lens Culture, Siena, POYI and World Press Photo.

Website
https://alainschroeder.myportfolio.com/

Instagram
@alainschroeder

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