Radio-tagged White-rumped vulture captured near Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
A radio-tagged White-rumped vulture was captured near the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve after showing signs of poor health. The vulture, originally released in 2025, had been moving between different habitats but failed to associate with other vultures. The Forest department plans to assess the bird's condition and aims to release it back into the reserve after treatment.
- ▪The vulture was released in the Mudumalai-Bandipur region in April 2026.
- ▪It was previously captured in Kalaburagi, Karnataka, due to health issues.
- ▪The bird has not been feeding with other vultures and has been moving around different habitats.
- ▪The Forest department intends to check the vulture's health and help it acclimatize before a potential release.
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A radio-tagged White-rumped vulture, which had been released in the Mudumalai-Bandipur region in April this year, was captured on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) after it was found near a human settlement in Kalhatti on the fringes of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR).The captive-bred vulture from the Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra was released in 2025 and had made its way to Kalaburagi in Karnataka, where it was captured and treated after it was found to be unwell.Following this, it was released in the Mudumalai-Bandipur complex in the hopes that it would associate with other White-rumped vultures in the region. However, the bird was once again found to be in poor health and was not associating with other vultures.
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