Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A Eurasian Griffon vulture, which last visited Madhya Pradesh in the previous winter season from Kazakhstan and was geo-tagged by forest officials in, late March, is now on its return journey to the state.

It began its return voyage from Kazakhstan on September 23. So far, it has covered 6,000 km and is currently in Rajasthan. It is expected to reach Madhya Pradesh within a week or two.

A senior officer of Van Vihar, monitoring the vulture’s migration path, said, “It is interesting to track the route taken by this Eurasian Griffon vulture. It spent around five to six months in Kazakhstan and is now heading back to MP for the winter season.”

Director of Van Vihar, Vijay Kumar, told Free Press that the migration path of the Eurasian vulture will be studied over t

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