Even as vultures are on the verge of extinction in the country, a rare species of this bird of prey has been rescued at Gunduria village under Ranapur block in Odisha’s Nayagarh district.
Locals found the ailing vulture near a poultry farm at the village on Friday, following which they informed the Forest Department about it.
Receiving the information, Forester Kaibalya Behera and Snake Helpline member Ajay Kumar Das reached the spot and rescued the bird.
As the vulture was suffering from illness, the Forest Department made arrangements for its treatment.
In view of the fact that vultures have been absent in the village since past three decades, curiosity ran high among the villagers to see the bird species.