News > In landmark moment, 13 critically endangered vultures released in Bengal
In landmark moment, 13 critically endangered vultures released in Bengal
11/02/2023 10:47 AM | Click to read full article
In another landmark moment for vulture conservation in India, forest department officials quietly lifted the gate of the release aviary at the Rajabhat Khawa Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre in West Bengal's Buxa Tiger Reserve, with the help of a pulley located in a hide 50 meters away from the aviary, 20 critically endangered oriental white-backed vultures were released in the wild as part of an effort to repopulate the ecosystem with these species.
