Nashik– A Long-billed vulture (J-132), released by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) with a transmitter and tagging, reached the outskirts of Nashik city after a 750-kilometer journey from the Pench
Tiger Reserve. The vulture, exhausted and starving, was found sitting on the ground in Daranasangvi village and was rescued by a team from the East Forest Division.
After receiving treatment for 21 days at the Forest Department's Wildlife Treatment Centre (TTC) in Mhasrul, it fully recovered. On Tuesday (January 20), the vulture was released back into the wild at Anjaneri by personnel from the 'Rescue Nashik Division' and the West Forest Division.
Veterinarian Hemraj Sukhwal at the Forest Department's Mhasrul TTC diagnosed the vulture with symptoms of anemia due to exhaustion and starvation from its journey. After ensuring its condition had improved following 21 days of continuous treatment and care, under the orders of Deputy Conservator of Forests Siddhesh Savardekar, a team comprising Forest Range Officer Sumit Nirmal, Forest Circle Officers Praveen Ratnaparkhi, Abhijit Mahale, Rishikesh Tiwade, and Arun Iyer from Rescue Nashik safely released the vulture at Anjaneri. Upon release, the vulture soared high into the sky and circled two or three times, Ratnaparkhi said.
