In a major conservation milestone, a zoo in Thailand's Northeast region successfully hatched a Red-headed Vulture last month, making it the first successful breeding of this species in Thailand in 30 years, and only the second instance worldwide. The Zoological Park Organization (ZPO) of Thailand had been trying to breed the endangered species, commonly known as the Asian king vulture, since 2005. The Red-headed Vulture has gone extinct in the wild since 1992 and is listed as critically endanger

Brahma the red-headed vulture is back in his public enclosure! There's has been a bunch of major construction, but with the big stuff near his public house completed Brahma is ready to come back out for people to see. You can visit the only red-headed vulture in the western hemisphere on our Avian Avenue. Brahma is very happy to be back in public view, and spent some time preening his feathers to look his best for everyone! #vulture #endangeredspecies #worldbirdsanctuary | World Bird Sanctuary

A zoo in Thailand's Northeast region has successfully hatched a Red-headed vulture, making it the first successful breeding of this species in Thailand in 30 years, and only the second instance worldwide | Reuters

In a major conservation milestone, a zoo in Thailand's Northeast region announced on Sunday (April 9) that it had successfully hatched a Red-headed Vulture last month, making it the first successful breeding of this species in Thailand in 30 years, and only the second instance worldwide. | ShanghaiEye