Eurasian vulture named ‘Marich’, found injured in Madhya Pradesh, recovered and traveled 15,000 km. He crossed 4 countries including Pakistan and returned to India. His courageous flight is being appreciated a lot on social media.
mThe story of the recovery of the injured Eurasian Griffon Vulture, which was found in Madhya Pradesh and returned to India by flying from the airspace of countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, is being liked a lot on social media. People are calling this vulture very courageous, especially because it also crossed Pakistani airspace.
Marich’s travel route
In January this year, a Eurasian Griffon Vulture was found injured and in a weak condition in Nagaur village in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. He was immediately given medical help at Mukundpur Zoo. Later, he was named Marich. Till he recovered completely, he was kept in Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal. After almost two months under the care of experts, Marich was released into the wild from Halali Dam in Vidisha on March 29.
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incredible journey
The bird was released after a tracking device was fitted on it to trace its path. After independence, Marich crossed the borders of India. He flew through not one, but four countries – Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Later, after completing his stay, Marich returned back to India. During this time he covered a distance of 15,000 kilometers in the sky.
People said- ‘Himmatwala’
When IFS Himanshu Tyagi shared about Marich and his journey on his Twitter account, social media users took up the story. What attracted him most was that Marich crossed Pakistani airspace. One user wrote, “What a courageous bird.” Another user expressed surprise, “He didn’t have a visa or a passport! Not even a few dollars, euros, rupees or a credit card for an emergency! When will a person be truly free?” Another user wrote, “Animals have only one law, the law of hunger, when they hunt others. But, the rest of the time they are ‘free birds’.”