KANPUR: With the onset of winters, the region has started buzzing with the chirping of winged guests, which have started arriving from as far as Siberia and Himalaya.

District Forest Officer, Etawah, Manik Chandra Yadav said that the National Chambal Sanctuary and the wetlands besides other smaller water-bodies, have become the winter home for migratory birds.

KANPUR: It is the time of the year when hundreds of turtles make their way to the banks of Yamuna to lay their eggs.

KANPUR: At a time when national and international agencies are toiling hard to save the population of vultures, which is on the verge of extinction, sighting of around 108 vultures including White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus), Cinerous vulture (Aegypius monachus), long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) at one go in Suhelwa Wild Life sanctuary, in Shrawasti district close to Nepal border, comes as a ray of hope for wildlife enthusiasts.

While visiting the forest areas of Suhelwa in Western range, district forest officer, Manish Mittal spotted a total number of 108 vultures feeding on a dead animal carcass. On close scrutiny, the scavengers were found to be species of white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus), cinerous vulture (Aegypius monachus) and long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus).

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