The Egyptian vulture is native to
Asia (including India), Europe and several parts of Africa, and is on the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of endangered
species.
A temple in Patparganj had an
unusual visitor on Wednesday. A white adult Egyptian vulture, rarely seen in
Delhi’s skies over the past several years, found its way to a Hanuman temple in
the area, where it was spotted by the priest, Bharti Baba.
The Egyptian vulture is native to
Asia (including India), Europe and several parts of Africa, and is on the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) list of endangered
species. According to IUCN, there are between 12,000 and 38,000 Egyptian
vultures in the world. The has been no official count of these birds in India.
According to officials at
Wildlife SOS — an NGO that assists relevant authorities in rescuing animals and
birds in several parts of the country — the bird was injured. The priest
contacted the local police who got in touch with the NGO. This is the second
Egyptian vulture that the NGO has rescued this year. They rescued another one
in April from a residential colony in Mayur Vihar.
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