First Red-Headed Vulture Chick Hatches In The Wild After Over 30 Years

WILDLIFE officials were overjoyed at the arrival of the first red-headed vulture chick at Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary after becoming extinct in the wild for over 30 years, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning (Feb. 10).

Mr. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, head of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said he got a report from Mr. Permsak Kanitchat,  head of Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary in Uthai Thani Province, on the success of restoring red-headed vulture population in the wild.

A male red-headed vulture named “Pok” was brought from Korat Zoo to mate with “Ming” a female vulture of the same species that was already at this wildlife sanctuary.

by TNR Staff

Ming the female red-headed vulture with her egg that has now hatched. Photo: Thai Rath

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