Great news about the new project to help consolidate and develop the Cinereous Vulture numbers along the Spanish and Portuguese border. The guys at the VCF are doing a fantastic job!
The LIFE Aegypius Return project has ambitious yet attainable goals to secure the comeback of the Cinereous Vulture in Portugal and western Spain. Until the end of the project in 2027, the team aims to double the breeding population in Portugal from the current 40 pairs in 4 colonies to at least 80 pairs in 5 colonies, improve the breeding success, encourage the connectivity between colonies and downgrade the national conservation status from Critically Endangered to Endangered.
Read the full article here: https://4vultures.org/blog/life-aegypius-return-new-project/
