Eurasian Griffon Vulture rescued in Kannur now spotted in Maharashtra
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Forest officers had cared for the exhausted fowl after discovering it at Chakkarakal on December 28
The Eurasian Griffon vulture, which was rescued by the Forest Department in Kannur and later launched in the Muthanga forest, has been spotted in the Sahyadri Tiger Sanctuary in Maharashtra.
Eurasian Griffon vultures are primarily discovered in Tibet, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Himalayan ranges in India. It is thought for travelling lengthy distances in search of meals .
The one spotted in Kannur was the primary to be seen in this area, mentioned P. Karthick, Division Forest Officer, Kannur.
Happy that the vulture was doing nicely and was discovered about 1,000 km away in Maharashtra, he mentioned when the fowl was discovered at Chakkarakal in Kannur on December 28, it appeared exhausted and unable to fly.
However, the division, with the assist from the Malabar Awareness and Rescue Centre for Wildlife, handled it for over a month. It was then tagged and was launched in the Muthunga forest. This was as a result of the vulture wouldn’t get something a lot to eat in the Kannur forest. In the Muthunga forest, it might get animal carcasses to feed on, he mentioned.
After the discharge, the vulture was spotted in the wild in Wayanad until February final. It has now been spotted in the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve by a forest guard, Santosh Chalake, who additionally noticed the fowl in Patan tehsil of Satara district on May 9.
The photographs taken by Mr. Chalake have been shared by Rohan Bhate, Wildlife Warden in Satara district, in a social media group, and thus was recognized that it was certainly the vulture that was discovered and tagged in Kannur.
The fowl has been recorded as the primary Eurasian eagle to succeed in the Sahyadri Tiger Sanctuary.
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