Endangered species being tracked
by Dubai Municipality’s Environment Department
Published: 16:29 May 8, 2018
An endangered lappet-faced
vulture, the first vulture to be tracked by satellite in the UAE to determine
its migratory path, was re-released at a ceremony held in Dubai’s Al Marmoum
Desert Conservation Reserve.
Named Gareh 1, it was first
attached with a satellite tracking transmitter with the number 41622 by the
Environment Department of Dubai Municipality on March 14, the civic body said
in a press release.
Gareh 1 stayed in the protected
area of the reserve after the release for about 36 days, during which he
adapted to the natural environment in the reserve.
Gradually, he joined the other
group of vultures in the reserve to begin the journey back to the wild and took
off to its migration path on April 19.
He was reportedly flying at 82
km/h speed in case of free flight and a speed of 55 km/h in case of soaring
through the Hatta area, which is the main crossing for the vultures that breed
in Oman to continue his journey on the same day to the province of Al Dhahra in
Oman.
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