ANI

Kanpur, January 9

A uncommon Himalayan Griffon vulture, captured by locals from the Eidgah cemetery of Kanpur’s Colonelganj and later handed over to the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, has created numerous buzz on the Internet.

People within the Kanpur village couldn’t comprise their pleasure after the uncommon seize over the weekend. The younger inhabitants on the village was seen posing with the scavenger hen, pulling its wings to a full stretch to indicate off their seize.

With a wing span of over ‘6-feet’ the Griffon vulture is one the largest hen species discovered within the Himalayas, as per specialists.

“Himalayan Griffon vultures are now nearly threatened. They are called ecosystem engineers,” says Indian Forest Service officer Praveen Kaswan in one in all his tweets final yr when he rehabilitated one of many uncommon birds. Kaswan took a take a look at the visuals shared on Twitter additionally by ANI and confirmed: “It looks like a Himalayan Griffon vulture. Sub-adults are migratory, adults live on higher reaches. They can live up to 40-45 years of age.”

Their massive wingspan helps these vultures soar excessive within the sky trying to find carcasses on the bottom. It is a documented incontrovertible fact that by feeding on the carcasses, vultures stop ailments from spreading to people.

A Himalayan Griffon vulture in assault mode is a sight to behold because it raises its plume to provide itself a “magnificent garuda” look as is seen in a number of images. The locals on the Kanpur Eidgah, who performed with the uncommon species have been fortunate to seize the hen with much less vitality because it appeared subdued. There was hardly any counter from the hen because the folks round pulled at its magnificent wings or cajoled it as a child of their arms.

In winter the Himalayan Griffon vultures are seen in Terai and adjoining areas — a form of native migration for the species, specialists added.

An area from the Kanpur village, Mohd. Safiq, mentioned, “The vulture we finally managed to capture had been here for a week. We tried to catch it but didn’t succeed. Finally, we captured it when it came down.”

Talking concerning the uncommon sighting, the excited teenager mentioned he usually heard there have been now fewer vultures within the nation and puzzled if prize cash has been introduced for capturing vultures.

Safiq mentioned, “We handed over the vulture to the Forest Department in the presence of the police.”