Panchkula, April 23 -- In a significant boost to India's vulture conservation programme, 34 critically endangered vultures - 20 long-billed and 14 white-rumped - were successfully transferred from the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre (JCBC) in Pinjore, to Maharashtra on Tuesday, coinciding with World Earth Day. The birds are destined for reintroduction into the wild across three key sites: Melghat, Pench, and Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserves.

The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), in a statement, said the birds were being transferred from the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre in Pinjore to Maharashtra, where they will be reintroduced to the wild.

The transfer marks a significant step in reviving critically endangered vulture popul...