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Floods surround breeding centre at Pinjore
While the monsoon rains and floods have caused immense problems across northeast India, Nepal and Bangladesh the project's main breeding centre in the north of Haryana State was thought to be safe. However, torrential downpours in the Himalayan foot-hills caused floods to sweep past the Pinjore breeding centre. With water levels reaching depths of up to 4 feet around the aviaries. Breeding centre staff and staff from the Haryana Forest Department battled through the night to try and divert flood waters. Meanwhile the vultures, secure on their perches within the holding aviaries 25 feet above the water remained undisturbed.
Vulture rescue thanks the hard work, dedication and courage of all the BNHS vulture staff and Forest Department staff who safe-guarded the breeding centre.
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