Photo: Golden Eagle (Juvenile bird) taken on 6th Dec 2014-- Thoolakharka Nepal Thoolakharka (Kande) is one of the globally significant raptor migration corridors (Flyway) in Nepal  which is situated in Kaski District, Lumle VDC- 6 and this flyway is used by thousands of raptors that leave the Tibetan plateau and northern Asia, including Mongolia, China and Eastern part of Russia that heading to south in Middle-East or even Africa following the Himalayan Range of Nepal and India. This is the only site in the world where raptor migrates from east to west direction (but other places migration is north to south). Also this is the only place in the world where highest numbers of Steppe Eagles migration can be observed during autumn season.   To find out the total species and number of raptor that use this migration route, their status and migration pattern and age structure of Steppe Eagle, this study was started from 2012. In each year we conduct 85 days of study (Sept 15 to 8 Dec