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Wide of Royal Thai air-force C-130 cargo plane2. Cage with cinereous vulture 'Anakin Skywalker' being loaded onto plane3. Close-up of Himalayan griffon vulture inside cage and under green netDoi Lang, 9 May 20074....\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eBangkok, 9 May 2007\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of Royal Thai air-force C-130 cargo plane\u003cbr/\u003e2. Cage with cinereous vulture 'Anakin Skywalker' being loaded onto plane\u003cbr/\u003e3. Close-up of Himalayan griffon vulture inside cage and under green net\u003cbr/\u003eDoi Lang, 9 May 2007\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of vulture release team at Doi Lan mountain\u003cbr/\u003e5. Close-up of Anakin's beak being measured \u003cbr/\u003e6. Various of satellite tag being placed on Anakin's wing \u003cbr/\u003e7. Media\u003cbr/\u003e8.  Anakin being placed inside mesh cage\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nyambayar Batbayar, Director of the Mongolia Wildlife Science and Conservation Centre:\u003cbr/\u003e\"By using the satellite tracking device you can learn about migration behaviour, and also foraging patterns, and also you can learn about what areas are being used by vultures.\u003cbr/\u003e10. Wide of British ornithologist Philip Round having photo taken beside cage of cinereous vulture\u003cbr/\u003e11. Close-up of Anakin \u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Philip Round, Member of the British Ornithologist and Bird Conservation Society of Thailand:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Anakin has been almost an ambassador for vultures, you know, because historically vultures don't have a very good reputation in Thailand.  But the arrival of Anakin has really promoted a lot of interest in the fate and the conservation of vultures. \u003cbr/\u003e13. Close-up of Anakin\u003cbr/\u003eDoi Lang, 10 May 2007\u003cbr/\u003e14. Wide of road where vultures are being released\u003cbr/\u003e15. Anakin steps out of cage and joins other Himalayan griffons\u003cbr/\u003e16. Media taking photos \u003cbr/\u003e17. Anakin spreading wings\u003cbr/\u003e18. Media watching \u003cbr/\u003e19. Himalayan griffon flying away\u003cbr/\u003e20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology at Kasetsart University:\u003cbr/\u003e\"When we release them in a flock, that would be easier for them to find food, because the vulture is a flocking species, so they help each other to find the food.\"\u003cbr/\u003e21. Chaiyan releasing Anakin\u003cbr/\u003e22. Chaiyan watching Anakin flying through binoculars \u003cbr/\u003e23. Anakin flying \u003cbr/\u003eA rare vulture was released into the wilds of Thailand on Thursday, after bird flu fears thwarted plans to send the young bird to nesting grounds in Mongolia. \u003cbr/\u003eThe rare cinereous vulture, nicknamed 'Anakin Skywalker' after a popular character in the 'Star Wars' movies, was released from a cage along with four Himalayan Griffon Vultures in the mountainous area in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border. \u003cbr/\u003eAfter an hour, the four brown and white Himalayan Griffons flew off, leaving the black, cinereous vulture standing alone stretching its wings. \u003cbr/\u003eVeterinarian Chaiyan Kasorndorkbua then picked up the cinereous vulture and threw it into the air, forcing it to fly off toward a ridge, and ending a high-level bid to return the bird to Mongolia.\u003cbr/\u003eChaiyan said they released the vultures together to make it easier for them to find food\u003cbr/\u003e\"When we release them in a flock, that would be easier for them to find food, because vulture is a flocking species, so they help each other to find the food,\" said Chaiyan.\u003cbr/\u003eThursday's release was the final attempt to send the cinereous vulture back to the wild, after plans by Thailand's national carrier to send the bird back to Mongolia via China or South Korea were cancelled over fears of bird flu.\u003cbr/\u003eAnakin and the other vultures were transported from Bangkok to Chiang Rai in northern Thailand on Wednesday onboard a Thai Royal Air Force C-130 cargo plane along with a team of veterinarians, government representatives  and bird enthusiasts.  \u003cbr/\u003eFrom Chiang Rai, the vultures were brought directly to the mountain area of Doi Lan in Chiang Mai to get acclimatised prior to their release on Thursday.\u003cbr/\u003eA satellite telemetry was attached to the cinereous vulture's wing to monitor its whereabouts.\u003cbr/\u003eThe satellite telemetry was installed by Nyambayar Batbayar, a Mongolian raptor expert who has used the device to monitor black vultures in his country. \u003cbr/\u003eBatbayar said that the satellite tag has a global positioning system unit inside that can provide a very accurate location for Anakin. He adds that it can provide a lot of ecological and biological data about the vulture and its breeding ground.\u003cbr/\u003e\"By using the satellite tracking device you can learn about migration behaviour, and also foraging patterns, and also you can learn about what areas are being used by vultures,\"  Batbayar said. \u003cbr/\u003eThe year-old vulture, normally not found in Thailand, has been nursed back to health by veterinarians at Kasetsart University after apparently getting lost in late December and ending up dehydrated and near death in Chanthaburi province.\u003cbr/\u003eIt now weighs eight kilograms (17.64 pounds), and is about one meter (3.3 feet) tall with thick, brown feathers and an imposing black and white beak.\u003cbr/\u003eFor British ornithologist Philip Round who came to witness Anakin's release back into the wild, the best thing that came out with the cinereous vulture getting lost in Thailand was that it raised awareness about the bird.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Anakin has been almost an ambassador for vultures, because historically vultures don't have a very good reputation in Thailand.  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