Rare vulture found in Purulia after 50 years

PURULIA: Foresters in Purulia's Para range have rescued an injured Egyptian vulture, also called the white scavenger vulture or the Pharaoh's chicken, from the Burrabazar area.

Department officials claimed that the endangered vulture was last seen in the state about 40-50 years ago.

The rescued bird was sent to Surulia Mini Zoo where its condition has improved after initial treatment.

The Egyptian vulture of India is one of the 15 species from the country listed among the 100 endangered bird species across the globe by the Zoologicial Society of London and Yale University.

In fact, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has been working for the conservation of 12 such endangered species, including the Egyptian vulture.

Talking to TOI, Balaram Panja, ranger of Purulia-Para range, said that it is good news that the endangered vulture once found in northeastern India has been spotted in Purulia.

"They live atop branches of tall trees and hill tops and can fly at 100 kilometres per hour," he said.

Panja claimed that though the common Indian vulture is found in West Bengal, the last time an Egyptian vulture was found here was almost 40 to 50 years back.

"The bird was found in Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Western Europe, Northeastern India till the beginning of the 20th century," Panja said.

The weight of the rescued bird is two-and-a-half kilograms and the local veterinarian has subjected it to a check-up.

It suffered injuries on its legs and wings. The zoo officials are giving it fresh fish and chicken daily.

Forest officials claimed that the vultures disappeared from the state after consuming carcasses of cattle that were given medicines like diclofenac, a pain killer.

The drug is fatal to vultures and a vulture is exposed to a mortal dose of diclofenac if it consumes the carcass of an animal that has been treated with this drug in its lifetime.

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