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Which Indian state saw the first Himalayan vulture breeding in captivity?

Assam.

Assam.
2023 August
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Researchers have documented the first instance of captive breeding of the Himalayan vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in India at the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati. On the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of endangered species, the Himalayan vulture, which spends its summers in the high Himalayas and migrates to the Indian plains in the winter, is classified as "Near Threatened."

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