Himalayan vulture rescued from village near Lawacherra
A rare Himalayan vulture has been rescued from an abandoned house in a village near Lawacherra forest in Sreemangal and put under treatment for injuries in its wings.
A villager, Musim Mia, captured the bird in Jalalia village of Moulvibazar's Kamalganj upazila Sunday, said Tabibur Rahman, assistant conservator of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division in Moulvibazar.
Lawacherra Wildlife Rescue Centre will release it into Lawacherra forest after treatment, he said.
Wildlife researcher Tania Khan said the Himalayan vulture was a rare species. "It is not sighted often in our country. The bird lives in areas like the Himalayas, Bhutan, Tibet, China and other such regions in the north. But it flies long distances," she said.
A Himalayan vulture usually weighs 15-20kg but the rescued one is only 6kg because it had eaten enough for a long time, said Tabibur, adding that its wingspan measured 6-7 feet.
Abdul Karim Kim, general secretary of Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon, Sylhet chapter, said wildlife found in localities indicated a serious degradation of habitats. He said this bird might have come foraging. "We should think about the ecological health of the forests."
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