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Soumya Sundar Chakraborty

 Wildlife Conservationist & Vulture Researcherme

15+                     30+                  10+

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

15+

30+

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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

Email

chakrabortysoumyasundar@gmail.com

Location

West Bengal, India

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