Three new bearded vultures have arrived today at the Picos de Europa National Park to strengthen the existing population of 40 birds. After a detailed veterinary check-up, they are taken to the hacking facilities, where they will complete their development until their first flight. During this period they will be supervised and monitored by FCQ technicians.

Of the three specimens, one comes from the Pyrenees and the other two come for the first time from Andalusia, as a result of the collaboration agreement signed between the Junta de Andalucía, the Government of Aragón, the FCQ and the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) with the idea of promoting the genetic diversity of the species in the Iberian Peninsula. While the first, bred until now in Ordesa, is an orphan chick, the two from the Sierra de Cazorla are the fruit of a pair bred in captivity. “The bearded vulture conservation project is advancing towards a more mature stage, as we are on the way to reaching 50 animals in the wild”, declared Gerardo Báguena, director of the FCQ reintroduction project, “this fact will allow us to reach a number of individuals that will allow us to have an autonomous and sufficient population for the representation of the species in the national park”.