India, Dec. 3 -- Bringing hope to vulture conservationists, two Gyps long-billed vultures raised in captivity in Nagpur's Pench Tiger Reserve, have settled in the forests of Madhya Pradesh after 15 months of survival in the wild, the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) announced on Tuesday. Of the 10 vultures trained at the Tiger Reserve and released, these are the only two that survived in the wild. The BNHS said that this is significant because it shows that captively bred vultures can adapt and survive in the wild.

The two vultures named N01 and N24 of the Gyps indicus species were born in the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre in Haryana's Pinjore on January 27, 2020 and reared by their parents. They were brought to Pench in Mahar...