Nakhon Ratchasima – Today (February 5, 2021) at the Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo, Chai Mongkol Sub-district, Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province Mr. Narongwit Soonchoi Acting in position Director of Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo Reveal the progress of culture and expansion of condors in the project “Restoration of the condor population in their home country of Thailand” Of Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo that is the first time in Asia That Phaya Condor lays eggs in cages for more than 25 years of Thailand. That the condor successfully spawned Which Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo There are a total of 4 vultures: a 19-year-old male Pocky, a 21-year-old male Jack, a 12-year-old male Tan, and a 10-year-old female Nui. The working team waited all year to see if the vultures in the cage at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo will lay their eggs again or not because “Phaya Condor” is another protected wildlife that has been extinct from nature in Thailand for almost 30 years and remains In the culture of Thailand only 5 of them
And finally got together again. On January 30, 2021, the past, “Mae Nui”, the vulture in the cage, laid 1 egg asgiftTo Thai people in the whole country The veterinarian, Sumeth Kamonrat, Deputy Director of the Zoo Organization of Thailand Published information Through the Facebook account Sumate Kamolnorranath on January 31, 2021 about the project “Rehabilitation of the condors in Thai habitats” of Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo. For the public to acknowledge and congratulate more on the success of the project
Which is behind the success that happened, Mr. Narongwit calmly acting in the position Director of Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo Has provided additional information that Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo Team 1 Vulture egg was brought to the incubator for the first time in Thailand. To help increase the chances of survival of the baby birds And it also encourages the mother bird to lay a second egg according to the breeding process of the predator birds in the condition To increase the number of eggs per season as well For this egg Born from Phaya Raeng’s father named Tan and her mother named Nui, who have been paired for a while But never successfully spawned The aquaculture team has therefore developed and improved almost the entire system And is in the close care of the aquaculture team Usually in nature, the condor lays only 1 egg for 2 years, but in breeding it may lay every year. It depends on many factors such as age andfood Fertile If Mae Nui Phaya is lucky, the vulture lays the second egg so that Mae Nui can hatch herself. I have to wait to hear the progress again in the next few weeks.
Currently, there are projects under the cooperation of 4 main organizations, namely the Zoological Gardens of Thailand. Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Kasetsart University, Seub Nakhasathien Foundation And many other partner agencies with goals To conserve vultures outside their habitats To have a population that is sufficient for release into nature To conserve condors in their habitats At the World Natural Heritage Area Thung Yai – Huai Kha Khaeng in the future
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