Nagpur: Ten white-tailed vultures, an endangered species, were tagged with GSM-based tracking devices in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Thursday, an official said.
TATR area director Jitendra Ramgaonkar said in a release that the initiative was part of the Jatayu Conservation Project.
"Ten white-tailed vultures (Gyps bengalensis), previously translocated from the BNHS Vulture Conservation and Breeding Center in Pinjore, Haryana, were successfully tagged with GSM-based tracking devices. This was a joint effort between the Bombay Natural History Society team and the local forest There was a collaborative effort by the department staff,” he said.
“These vultures, which were released into a specially constructed pre-release aviary at Botejaari within the Kolsa Range of the TATR on January 21 this year, were tagged to monitor their movements and behaviour. Along with the tagging Blood and stool samples were also collected as part of a comprehensive health assessment to ensure the absence of diseases before releasing these birds into the wild, he said.
The Jatayu Conservation Project is an initiative of state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and is being run under the guidance of BNHS Chairman Praveen Singh Pardeshi, BNHS Secretary Kishore Rithe and PCCF (Wildlife) Maheep Gupta along with Area Director Jitendra Ramgaonkar and Deputy Director Anand. Reddy, the release said.
TATR area director Jitendra Ramgaonkar said in a release that the initiative was part of the Jatayu Conservation Project.
"Ten white-tailed vultures (Gyps bengalensis), previously translocated from the BNHS Vulture Conservation and Breeding Center in Pinjore, Haryana, were successfully tagged with GSM-based tracking devices. This was a joint effort between the Bombay Natural History Society team and the local forest There was a collaborative effort by the department staff,” he said.
“These vultures, which were released into a specially constructed pre-release aviary at Botejaari within the Kolsa Range of the TATR on January 21 this year, were tagged to monitor their movements and behaviour. Along with the tagging Blood and stool samples were also collected as part of a comprehensive health assessment to ensure the absence of diseases before releasing these birds into the wild, he said.
The Jatayu Conservation Project is an initiative of state Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and is being run under the guidance of BNHS Chairman Praveen Singh Pardeshi, BNHS Secretary Kishore Rithe and PCCF (Wildlife) Maheep Gupta along with Area Director Jitendra Ramgaonkar and Deputy Director Anand. Reddy, the release said.
