Two bearded vultures fly over the Maestrazgo area of Teruel.
Two new bearded vultures fly over the Maestrazgo area of Teruel.
Sabino’ and ‘Masía’ are the first of the 15 birds that are expected to be incorporated in the territory during the next five years of the ‘LIFE Corridors for the Bearded Vulture’ project.
Sabino’ and ‘Masía’ are the first of the 15 specimens that are expected to be incorporated in the territory during the next five years of the ‘LIFE Corridors for the Bearded Vulture’ project, whose objective is to recover the species in the area after more than a century of absence. The general director of Natural Environment, Diego Bayona, and the vice president of the Foundation for the Conservation of the Bearded Vulture, Juan Antonio Gil, have released in the Maestrazgo the first two bearded vultures in the area. bearded vultures of the European project ‘LIFE Corridors for the Bearded Vulture’.
These birds, on loan from the Government of Aragonare the first of 15 specimens that are expected to be incorporated in the territory during the next five years of the project. recovering the species in the area after more than a century of absence. “El trabajo que se está haciendo con esta especie lleva años siendo un auténtico éxito. Committing to green policies that work on the recovery of biodiversity is essential for future generations to be able to enjoy the environmental wealth of Aragon and, in addition, is another source of sustainable economic development for an area such as Teruel.whose natural wealth has yet to be discovered,” explained Diego Bayona.Sabino’ and ‘Masía’, male and female, are the two specimens that were born last February in the Center for Breeding in Human Isolation (CRIAH) managed by the Foundation for the Conservation of the Bearded Vulture. After successfully completing the breeding and acclimatization process, the birds are now ready to face their new life in the wild. These two lammergeyers come from eggs rescued from high-risk nests located in the Pyrenees. Pyrenees Aragonese Pyrenees, and are part of an integral program for the recovery of the Bearded Vulture under the LIFE Pro Bearded Vulture project (LIFE20/NAT/ES/0001363).
The project, in coordination with the Government of Aragon, aims to create new population centers for this endangered species. It also wishes to favor their settlement in the territory and facilitate the flow of birds with other existing populations such as those of the Pyrenees and Andalusia. According to Juan Antonio Gil, vice-president of the Foundation, “it is a very happy and gratifying day as an Aragonese to see bearded vultures flying again in Teruel, from where they should never have disappeared”.
“It is a very happy and gratifying day as an Aragonese to see bearded vultures flying again in Teruel, from where they should never have disappeared”.
This LIFE project is based on interregional cooperation and is co-financed by the European Commission, the regional governments of Aragón and Asturias, Asturias, Castilla y León, Cantabriathe Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge through the OAPN, and Endesa. It will last until 2026 and will give continuity to the conservation and recovery work that the Government of Aragon has been carrying out since 1994. The bearded vulture is still listed as a vulnerable species according to the European Red List of Threatened Species. Likewise, in Spain it is considered an endangered species by the National Catalogue of Threatened Species. This LIFE project aims to halt the loss of biodiversity in the European Union linked to the extinction of numerous valuable species in the Community territory during the 19th and 20th centuries.
LIFE Pro Bearded Vulture will integrate the development of good practices aimed at recovering the species and improving the ecological and social scenario of its recovery through the conservation of biodiversity as a tool for rural development. Thus, various actions will be promoted for the development of ecotourism, or for the reinforcement of the Natura 2000 Network. The recovery of the bearded vulture in the Maestrazgo is a medium-term project that will require several years of continuous work to achieve a stable and self-sustainable population in a strategic node for connectivity between the different existing populations.
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