Fitted with a satellite tv for pc transmitter, a small vulture named Midas not too long ago returned to his preliminary level of departure – Türkiye’s central Eskişehir province, after flying 32,000 kilometers (19,884 miles) and masking 9 nations in a yr.
The vulture was caught on account of the work carried out as a part of the “Small Vulture Conservation Project” carried out by the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Zoo Directorate and the KuzeyDoğa Association.
Midas is an Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), which is listed among the many species susceptible to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. He was launched to his pure surroundings on April 23, 2022, after being ringed and fitted with a satellite tv for pc transmitter.
The vulture spent about 5 months round Eskişehir and began migrating to the south in September because the climate grew cooler.
Midas handed by means of Iskenderun on Sept. 17, 2022, after which Syria, Jordan, Israel and Egypt.
During his journey to Egypt, he handed by means of the Suez Canal and reached Libya after which Chad in 5 days.
Entering Chad on Sept. 26, he fed there till Nov. 3 after which moved on to Sudan.
After his seven-day journey, Midas settled within the metropolis of Kaduqli, the capital of South Kordofan State.
The vulture, which lived in areas near settlements in Sudan throughout the winter months, then crossed into South Sudan and roamed settlement and steppe areas of Unity State.
After staying there for about 5.5 months, Midas started his return journey.
When Midas crossed the Jordan and Egyptian deserts and reached the Suez Canal, he reconnected to the route he migrates from and handed by means of virtually the identical locations and entered Türkiye from Iskenderun on April 3 this yr.
Midas, who got here to Türkiye to spend the summer time, accomplished his migration journey by settling in Eskişehir, the purpose the place he was ringed, after a three-day journey.
During this journey, Midas made his highest altitude flight at 7,436 meters whereas passing between Mersin and Adana provinces.
Midas’ quickest flight was recorded at 126 kph (78 mph).
It coated the longest nonstop flight distance between Türkiye and Syria with 117 kilometers.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
