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The Slender-billed vultures and White-rumped vultures

Source: NIESubject: Species in News Context: In a world-first milestone, five captive-bred Slender-billed vultures along with five White-rumped vultures were released into the wild using the 'Soft Release' scientific method in the Biswanath Wildlife Division of Kaziranga National Park, Assam. Slender-billed vultures About Slender-billed vultures and White-rumped vultures: About Slender-Billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris): What It …

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Vultures in India

Source: TH Subject: Species in News Context: Tamil Nadu informed the Madras High Court that it is creating Vulture Safe Zones (VSZs), beginning with the Moyar River Valley in the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve, to protect vultures from toxic veterinary drugs like diclofenac. About Vultures in India: What they are? Vultures are large scavenging birds of …

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BNHS to Release Critically Endangered Vultures

Source:  TH Subject: Species in News Context: BNHS will release six critically endangered vultures—slender-billed and white-rumped—into the wild in Assam in January 2026 as part of India’s long-term vulture recovery programme. About BNHS to Release Critically Endangered Vultures: About Slender-billed Vulture (Gyps tenuirostris) What it is? A critically endangered Old World vulture species native to …

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