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clive
- Grazalema
Great news from the VCF
https://4vultures.org/blog/overview-of-the-annual-bearded-vulture-meeting-2021/
Pakillo Rodriguez: Andalusia Captive breeding record
Our own Pakillo Rodriguez, the manager of the Bearded Vulture captive breeding centre of Guadalentín, discussed the continuous accomplishments attained by the centre, which is considered the most important of its kind. At Guadalentín, the first successful hatchling happened in 2002, with the releases beginning in Andalucía in 2006. Furthermore, the team implement natural breeding techniques, meaning that the chicks are reared by Bearded Vulture adults until the end of their development. The centre currently hosts seven breeding pairs, and in 2021 achieved a worldwide record by producing ten chicks, accounting for 40% of the chicks hatched in the Bearded Vulture EEP this year. Another important aspect of this centre is that it specialises in double and triple adoptions, therefore adopting chicks from other facilities, this year adopting 3 external chicks, with 6 breeding pairs raising a total of 13 chicks.Read more about the Bearded Vulture here: https://wildsideholidays.co.uk/bearded-vulture-gypaetus-barbatus-quebrantahuesos/
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Miguel
- Cádiz
I didn’t realise that lead poisoning from hunting was a such a risk to these birds! I read somewhere about the millions of tonnes of lead that falls into eco systems from hunting… Also Golden eagles target and kill them? presumably as they occupy the same territory?…
Rachel
Miguel… I started a new topic about the lead poisoning here… https://iberianatureforum.com/forums/topic/lead-shot-and-the-damage-it-causes-apart-from-the-obvious/
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