Context
Eight critically endangered Oriental white-backed vultures were released into the wild for the first time in India from the Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre (JCBC).
Jatayu conservation breeding centre (JCBC)
Location: Jatayu conservation breeding centre (JCBC) for vultures is situated just outside Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary in Morni hills of the Shivalik ranges around 8km from the city of Pinjore off the busy Chandigarh-Shimla highway. It is situated within BirShikargah Wildlife in the town of Pinjore of Panchkula district, Haryana. Purpose: It was established for the breeding and conservation of Indian vultures and House sparrows. Implementing Organizations: JCBC is run by the Forests Department, Haryana and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) with the help of the British charity Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre hosts and works towards breeding four environmentally threatened species. Their respective threatened status in the IUCN red data book is as follows–
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Declining Vulture Population
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