Wandering griffon vulture is flown back home from Turkey

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Months after it flew as far away as Turkey's border with Syria, a griffon vulture from Serbia has come home.The 1-year-old female bird named Dobrila from the central Serbian nature reserve of Uvac was flown homeFriday in a joint effort by Serbia and Turkey.It is not clear why Dobrila wandered so far away, but officials say she was apparently unable to come back home.There are about 500 griffon vultures in the Uvac reserve. The birds are considered a protected species in Serbia."This is a very important moment for us," said Serbian Environment Minister Goran Trivan. "The most importantthing is that she is well."