Watch: Rare vulture captured in Eidgah graveyard of Kanpur’s Colonelganj

Kanpur: Locals captured a rare white vulture in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur on Sunday. The rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture was captured in Eidgah graveyard of Kanpur’s Colonelganj. The vulture had been in the area for almost a week. 

Soon after catching the bird after a struggle of about one week, locals alerted the forest department and handed over the vulture to them.  

ANI shared the video showing locals holding the rare bird who was carelessly spreading its wings of about five feet.

#WATCH | UP: A rare vulture was captured in Eidgah cemetery of Kanpur's Colonelganj yesterday. The locals handed it over to Forest Dept.

A local says, "The vulture had been here for a week. We tried to catch it but didn't succeed. Finally, we captured it when it came down." pic.twitter.com/7t5QWXiN3h

— ANI (@ANI) January 9, 2023

The Himalayan Griffon vulture is a near extinct bird found mostly in the Himalayas of the Tibetan plateau.