Amid the outbreak of bird flu in Himachal, three carcasses of vultures were found in two villages of Sirmaur district on Wednesday.
An official in the Wildlife Wing of Forest Department said that a carcass of vulture was found in Shamah village and two others carcasses in another nearby village on Wednesday.
A team of the Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department were sent there for taking samples for bird flu testing. The report is awaited to ascertain the cause of death of the vultures, the official said.
The species of vulture was not known till the filing of this report.
The Himalayan vulture and European vulture are found in Himachal.
Notably, apart from 2900 migratory birds that have died at Pong Dam in Kangra district, deaths of crows have also been reported in the area.