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The homecoming story of an endangered vulture with Turkish Cargo!
[ July 21, 2019 // Chris ]Carrying animals under the most real-like conditions in the skies, Turkish Cargo performed another life-saving transportation operation. An endangered griffon vulture, which started flying in Serbia and became exhausted in Sanliurfa after flying 1600 kilometers long on its seasonal migration route, was carried to Belgrade by Turkish Cargo.
The 1.5-year old rare griffon vulture named Dobrila, the last chain of the ecological system and living in the Uvac canyon of Serbia only in Europe, became exhausted while flying towards the east on its seasonal migration route, landed in Sanliurfa. After having been found by the farmers in Sanliurfa, it was taken to the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Urfa.
The griffon vulture underwent some checks and reached its proper and healthy weight again at this center in Sanliurfa, and then, it was released to the nature to continue flying on its migration route. When it was noticed that Dobrila, a member of the fowler family, couldn’t continue flying, the officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry established contact with the Serbian authorities using the tag and tracking number, available in its foot. Following the discussions between the officials of the two countries, it was decided to send Dobrila to the Biological Research Institute (Siniša Stanković) in Belgrade.
After having been carried to Serbia from Sanliurfa via Istanbul under the sponsorship of Turkish Cargo which acts in line with its mission of respect towards animals’ lives and nature in all its transportation operations, the griffon vulture was handed over to the Serbian officials during a ceremony attended by Tanju Bilgic, the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey in Serbia, and Goran Trivan, the Minister of Environmental Protection of Serbia.
’’Today is a very special day for Dobrila, because after months of rehabilitation, it will fly for the first time. We thank Turkish Cargo for their support. ’’ said Responsible Biologist Irena Hrıbsek (Foundation for the Protection of Birds of Prey).
Turkish Cargo, acting according to its vision #MissionRescue and carrying out live animal shipments at the highest level, previously transported four lions from Ukraine, which were struggling with hunger and suffering, to their natural habitat in Johannesburg.
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