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[ Prem Chetry\u00a0 ]<\/strong><\/p>\n DIRANG, 4 Jun:<\/strong> A rare and threatened juvenile Himalayan griffon vulture (Gyps himalayensis) was rescued at Bishum Phudung under Dirang sub-division in West Kameng district on Tuesday.<\/p>\n The bird was found severely dehydrated and in a weakened state, unable to fly.<\/p>\n Local resident Rinchin Tashi found the vulture and promptly transported it to the Dirang Veterinary Dispensary for treatment.<\/p>\n \u00a0Dr. Darge Tsering, Senior Veterinary Officer at Dirang, reported that the bird received immediate medical attention, including medication, tube feeding, and IV fluids.<\/p>\n According to Dr. Tsering, the vulture’s recovery may take at least a week before it can be released back into its natural habitat.<\/p>\n The Himalayan griffon vulture is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to population declines linked to poisoning, habitat degradation, and reduced food sources.<\/p>\n This large bird of prey is native to the high-altitude regions of the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau, typically inhabiting elevations between 1,200 and 5,500 meters.<\/p>\n This bird is generally found in the Himalayan mountain range and in countries like India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Pakistan, and parts of Central Asia, including Tibet, Mongolia, and southern Siberia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [ Prem Chetry\u00a0 ] DIRANG, 4 Jun: A rare and threatened juvenile Himalayan griffon vulture (Gyps himalayensis) was rescued at Bishum Phudung under Dirang sub-division in West Kameng district on Tuesday. The bird was found severely dehydrated and in a weakened state, unable to fly. Local resident Rinchin Tashi found the vulture and promptly transported […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-265144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}