Madhya Pradesh advances vulture conservation, 6 captive breeding vultures released into natural habitat

ANI April 17, 2025 268 views

Madhya Pradesh has taken a significant step by releasing six captive-bred vultures into Halali Dam's forests, equipped with GPS trackers for monitoring. CM Mohan Yadav hailed this as a new direction in conservation efforts for the endangered species. The initiative includes white-backed and long-billed vultures, with solar-powered trackers to study their movement and habitat. Locals near Halali Dam have been sensitized to report injured vultures, ensuring community participation in conservation.

"New direction for vulture conservation in Madhya Pradesh" – CM Mohan Yadav
Bhopal, April 17: Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has taken major step in conservation of vultures and released six captive breeding vultures into their natural habitat from Vulture Conservation Breeding Center located in Kerwa, Bhopal, aiming to save and protect the endangered species.

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GPS-tracked vultures released in Halali Dam

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Includes white-backed and long-billed species

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CM Yadav emphasizes ecosystem role

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Solar-powered trackers enable real-time monitoring

The vultures were released in the forest area of Halali Dam on Wednesday and among them two are white-backed vultures and 4 long-billed vultures. The released vultures are equipped with GPS trackers which will closely monitor their movement, behavior, and ensure their safety in the wild.

Sharing a video of it on X handle, CM Mohan Yadav on Thursday wrote that it was a new direction for vulture conservation in Madhya Pradesh and stressed that the state government was making continuous efforts for the conservation of vultures and other endangered species.

"New direction for vulture conservation in Madhya Pradesh. Six vultures were released into the natural environment for the first time yesterday from the Vulture Breeding Centre Kerwa, Bhopal. GPS trackers have been installed on these vultures, so that continuous monitoring of their movement, behaviour and safety can be ensured," CM Yadav said in the post.

He further emphasised that vultures play a very important role in the ecosystem and their conservation is not only necessary for the protection of biodiversity, but also essential from the point of view of maintaining environmental balance.

"Continuous efforts are being made by the state government for the conservation of vultures and other endangered species," he added.

Additionally, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (wildlife) Shubranjan Sen informed that solar powered GPS-GSM trackers have been put up on vultures through which their movement pattern and habitat use is being monitored.

He further said that pamphlets were distributed in the settlements around Halali Dam for the safety and awareness of vultures. The general public has been appealed to immediately inform the Forest Department if the vultures are injured or harmed in any way.

Reader Comments

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Priya K.
This is such heartwarming news! 🥹 Vultures don't get enough appreciation for their ecological role. The GPS tracking is a brilliant idea to study their behavior. Hope they thrive in the wild!
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Rahul S.
While I appreciate the conservation effort, I wonder if captive-bred vultures will be able to survive in the wild. The tracking is good but what about teaching them natural scavenging behaviors?
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Anjali M.
As someone from Bhopal, I'm so proud of our forest department! The Kerwa center has been doing amazing work for years. The community awareness pamphlets are a great touch too.
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Vikram P.
Nature's cleanup crew getting some love! These birds are so important yet so misunderstood. The solar-powered trackers show great forward thinking. Hope this becomes a model for other states.
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Sanjay D.
I remember when vultures were everywhere in my childhood. Now they're endangered. This gives me hope that maybe my grandkids will see them flying free like I used to. Great initiative!
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Neha T.
The awareness campaign is crucial! Many people still think vultures are dirty birds when they're actually helping prevent disease spread. Education + conservation = perfect combo 👏

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