Vulture, Rescued During 2017 Cyclone, Airlifted From Tamil Nadu To Rajasthan, Set To Fly Again
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The vulture Okhi was flown on an Air India flight in a special cage designed with proper ventilation and space.
Cyclone Ockhi that struck the southern Indian coast in 2017 killed more than 300 people and adversely impacted the day-to-day lives of thousands of others in Tamil Nadu and other states. Apart from humans, animals and birds were also badly hit. One such bird, a migratory cinereous vulture was stranded during the cyclone in coastal Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu in 2017 and could not fly back. The forest department came to its rescue and helped it undergo rehabilitation for years. Sharing the heartwarming real life story of a beautiful vulture"Okhi" & his incredible journey from Tamil Nadu to Rajasthan."Okhi"a migratory Cinereous vulture was injured in Okhi Cyclone in 2017 & could not fly back.Our Okhi flew @airindiain early morning today for rewilding pic.twitter.com/yqVbdE1ZKR
With proper veterinary care of the forest officials, the vulture completely recovered and grew into an adult and was fit to be released into the wild, as per the Forest Department in Tamil Nadu. The vulture was named "Okhi" after cyclone Ockhi.
Now, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Supriya Sahu has shared the incredible story of the vulture with informing that it was taken onboard an Air India flight for relocation in Rajasthan. News agency PTI said that the migratory bird was flown to Jodhpur and will be released in the Machia Biological Park. The vulture boarded the flight on Thursday.
