After a short stay in the intensive care unit of the Rescue Center of Green Balkans, including prophylaxis and general strengthening therapy, the vulture, rescued by firefighters in Kardzhali, was released into the wild.
The young bird arrived at the Rescue Center of Green Balkans with the help of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. On the same day, the Center's team of veterinarians, together with a representative of thе „New life for vultures“ project, examined the bird. A slight luxation of the left wing was found, a probable cause of her inability to fly. A week-long, tight bandage followed. After the fixation period, we performed a control examination in the clinics of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Thrace University, by means of a tomographic examination. It determined that the wing was in excellent shape. This was reason enough for our team to decide to return the bird to nature.
And so a few days later, after being dewormed and tagged with wing tags and rings, the young bird was released by a BSPB team at the feeding site in the area of the Studen Kladenets dam, where it will enjoy abundant food and systematic monitoring.
HERE you can read more about the history of the vulture.
Some of the photos were provided by our colleagues from BSPB.
For additional infortation:
Ivan Kaishev – Breeding Program Coordinator, project "Bright future for Black Vulture"
+359 886 104 860, email: ikaishev@greenbalkans.org
The young bird arrived at the Rescue Center of Green Balkans with the help of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. On the same day, the Center's team of veterinarians, together with a representative of thе „New life for vultures“ project, examined the bird. A slight luxation of the left wing was found, a probable cause of her inability to fly. A week-long, tight bandage followed. After the fixation period, we performed a control examination in the clinics of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Thrace University, by means of a tomographic examination. It determined that the wing was in excellent shape. This was reason enough for our team to decide to return the bird to nature.
And so a few days later, after being dewormed and tagged with wing tags and rings, the young bird was released by a BSPB team at the feeding site in the area of the Studen Kladenets dam, where it will enjoy abundant food and systematic monitoring.
HERE you can read more about the history of the vulture.
Some of the photos were provided by our colleagues from BSPB.
For additional infortation:
Ivan Kaishev – Breeding Program Coordinator, project "Bright future for Black Vulture"
+359 886 104 860, email: ikaishev@greenbalkans.org
