But it is indicated that this is not the first time that the presence of the black swan has been recorded in India
American Black Vulture Photo: twitter.com/anilgandass9
Chandigarh: Bird watchers and bird lovers are surprised to find Black Vulture in Haryana. Bird lovers were excited by the arrival of the black swan at Chandoo Wetland in Gurugram. Also known as the American Black Vulture, they are not commonly found in Asia or Europe. Black eagles are also the largest species of eagles. They are present from Northeastern America to Peru.
Anil Gandas, head of wildlife conservation, wrote on social media that ‘this bird is probably being found for the first time in the country’. Bird lover Anuradha Mathur also shared the joy of seeing the black swan on social media with pictures.
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Experts concluded that the black eagle may have escaped from a wildlife trafficking group and reached the area. The available information is that they are being found for the first time in Asia. Last year, the presence of black swan was confirmed in Nepal. Nepal is also a country where wildlife trafficking takes place on a large scale.
But this is not the first time that the presence of black swan has been recorded in India. A black eagle caught in Cyclone Ockhi in 2017
He was lying in a state of disrepair at Asaripallam in Nagercoil. After five years under the protection of Tamil Nadu forest guards, the eagle named ‘Okhi’ was later brought to Rajasthan by air and released in Jodhpur.
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