Nagpur: Ten white-rumped vultures, an endangered species, were tagged with GSM-based tracking devices in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Thursday, an official said.
The initiative was part of the Jatayu conservation project, TATR field director Jitendra Ramgaokar said in a release.
"Ten white-rumped vultures (Gyps bengalensis), previously relocated from the BNHS Vulture Conservation & Breeding Centre in Haryana's Pinjore, were successfully tagged with GSM-based tracking devices. It was a collaborative effort between Bombay Natural History Society team and the local forest department staff," he said.
"These vultures, which were released into a specially constructed pre-release aviary at Botezari within the Kolsa Range of TATR on January 21 this year, underwent tagging to monitor their movements and behaviour. Along with tagging, blood and faecal samples were also collected from these birds as part of comprehensive health assessments to ensure the absence of diseases before their release into the wild," he added.
The Jatayu conservation project is the initiative of state forest minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and is being carried out under the guidance of BNHS chairperson Pravinsingh Pardeshi, BNHS secretary Kishor Rithe and PCCF (Wildlife) Maheep Gupta, as well as field director Jitendra Ramgaonkar and Deputy Director Anand Reddy, the release added.
Published 04 July 2024, 19:02 IST