Escaped vulture recaptured

The white-backed vulture Abu which escaped from a birds of prey theme park last week, has been recaptured.The bird was spotted in open country near the village of Lierderholthuis in Overijssel province by a police officer. Abu, who has a wing-span of 2.4 metres, responded to calls from falconers from the centre.

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