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Soumya Sundar Chakraborty
Wildlife Conservationist & Vulture Researcherme
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Years in vulture Conservation
Gyps vultures satellite tagged
Research Publications
Released captive-bred White-rumped Vultures that have gone on to nest — and breed — in the wild
affiliations
BNHS
Bombay Natural History Society
Former
wBFD
West Bengal Forest Department
Current
WII
Wildlife Institute of India
Ph.D.
IUCN SSC
Vulture Specialist Group
Member
Published in
Bird Conservation International . Oryx . Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Research publications
About My Work
I'm a wildlife conservationist and researcher, and In-charge of the Buxa Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre and Aviary at Rajabhatkhawa, West Bengal. For more than fifteen years, I've worked on the breeding, release, and monitoring of Critically Endangered Gyps vultures. I oversee the breeding of three Gyps species and the release of captive-bred White-rumped Vultures into the wild. Through fieldwork, satellite tracking, research, and outreach, my work comes down to one question: whether these birds can recover, and what it takes to bring them back.
“For decades, vultures disappeared silently from the skies of the Indian subcontinent. Today, watching a captive-bred White-rumped Vulture return to the wild — and later attempt nesting in nature — is more than a conservation milestone; it is evidence that recovery is possible when science, persistence, and long-term commitment work together.”
Get in Touch
chakrabortysoumyasundar@gmail.com
Location
West Bengal, India
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