Rare griffon vulture sent to safari park

The forest department sent a Eurasian griffon vulture (gyps fulvus) to Bangabandhu Safari Park in Cox's Bazar yesterday for its conservation, says a press release.
Local people in cooperation with the local correspondent of the Prothom Alo Mahbubur Rahman rescued the injured vulture from Sonapur area of Noakhali on December 8.
On December 27, wildlife expert and forest conservator Dr Tapan Kumar Dey identified the rare bird as griffon vulture and asked the authorities to send it to the safari park for better treatment.
Veterinary surgeon Dr Malek took the charge of providing treatment to the vulture.
The rare species of bird permanently lives in Pakistan and Kashmir. It often can be noticed in northwest India, Nepal, West Bengal, Bangladesh and East Assam during winter.
The rescued griffon is brown and 1.2-metre long.