GPS-tagged vulture from Shuklaphanta flies 520 km to India’s Himachal Pradesh

The tagged white-rumped vulture travelled from far-western Nepal to Pong Dam, offering rare insight into long-distance scavenger routes across the Himalayas.

A white-rumped vulture fitted with a GPS tag in Nepal’s Shuklaphanta National Park has flown around 520 kilometres and reached Maharana Pratap Sagar, also known as Pong Dam, in India’s Himachal Pradesh, highlighting the species’ extensive foraging range across borders.