In a historic conservation effort, Kaziranga Tiger Reserve and the Bombay Natural History Society released five captive-bred slender-billed vultures in Assam. The birds are undergoing acclimatisation before release, marking a major step to revive the critically endangered species in India

The synchronised survey, conducted from January 4 to 11, 2026, covered 166 wetlands across 10 ranges under the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division, the Biswanath Wildlife Division, and the Nagaon Wildlife Division, recording a total of 105,540 individual water birds across 107 species