Bhopal, April 17 -- Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has taken major step in conservation of vultures and released six captive breeding vultures into their natural habitat from Vulture Conservation Breeding Center located in Kerwa, Bhopal, aiming to save and protect the endangered species.

The vultures were released in the forest area of Halali Dam on Wednesday and among them two are white-backed vultures and 4 long-billed vultures. The released vultures are equipped with GPS trackers which will closely monitor their movement, behavior, and ensure their safety in the wild.

Sharing a video of it on X handle, CM Mohan Yadav on Thursday wrote that it was a new direction for vulture conservation in Madhya Pradesh and stressed that the state...