Published On: 17 de May de 2024Three 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 [...]
Published On: 7 de March de 2024The Government of Aragón has begun to collaborate with the Junta de Andalucía in the conservation of the bearded vulture. Yesterday, we received the visit of the President of the Government of Aragon, Jorge Azcón and the Minister of Environment and Tourism, Manuel Blasco at the Center for the Recovery and Breeding of the Bearded [...]
Published On: 15 de February de 2024The bearded vulture disappeared from Gredos in the 40's of the last century. As part of the LIFE Pro Bearded Vulture project managed by the Foundation for the Conservation of the Bearded Vulture (FCQ), we have traveled to the mountain town of Candeleda (Ávila) for a first tasting of the raw goat's milk cheeses that [...]
Published On: 13 de November de 2023REE, with the support of the FCQ, has submitted its project to reduce the risk of its power lines for the bearded vulture to the red Natura 2000 award. Since 2011, REE has voluntarily beaconed its power lines in Special Protection Areas for Birds and other sensitive areas to avoid bird collisions, a commitment it [...]
Spanish experts on bearded vultures agree to work together to stop the disappearance of the species.
Published On: 15 de October de 2023An unprecedented seminar brings together representatives of foundations and public administrations involved in conservation projects. The participants agree to exchange individuals to improve the gene pool of this bird's populations in Spain. The Parador de Turismo de Gredos has hosted this week the first scientific-technical seminar on captive breeding of the bearded vulture in Spain, [...]
Published On: 14 de June de 2023La fundación y Red Eléctrica impulsan un plan para instalar dispositivos en 160 kilómetros del tendido con los que evitar accidentes de las aves. A new campaign for the reception and release of bearded vultures starts in the Picos de Europa. Two females arrived yesterday from the National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido: 'Europa' [...]
Published On: 26 de May de 2023At the end of May, a large multidisciplinary group of Portuguese technicians participated in a training and exchange of experiences on different aspects of the LIFE Pro Bearded Vulture project. They took place in the biological station of Monte Perdido, property of the FCQ, located in Revilla (Huesca), at the border of the National Park [...]
Published On: 15 de March de 2023On March 15, the partners of LIFE Pro Bearded Vulture, FCQ, MITECO, the Government of Aragon, and the Associaçao Naturaleza y Hombre Portugal, met in Vila Real (Portugal), with representatives of the Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (ICNF). At the meeting, various aspects of the LIFE project were discussed and it was [...]
Published On: 9 de March de 2023This year, the company will voluntarily install bird-saving devices on 160 kilometers of the network in the Pyrenees, Picos de Europa, El Maestrazgo and Sierra de Cazorla. "The proposal agreed with the Foundation for the Conservation of the Bearded Vulture (FCQ) is very relevant and innovative for the conservation of the species in Spain," says [...]
Published On: 25 de November de 2022Gredos is one of the most frequented breeding areas by the Sandgrouse released in Cazorla by the Junta de Andalución during their juvenile dispersal period. This circumstance has been the trigger for the two projects to strengthen their relationship. At the end of November, two technicians of the Necrophagous Bird Recovery and Conservation Plan of [...]
