A kind of cataloged as “in danger of extinction” as the writer Iberotiental palustre is He has seen how the first imprisonment of chicks were born in Spain. In particular, this happy news took place in La Granja de El Saler (Valencia) Fauna Recovery Center.
These samples are part of a pilot program To lay the bases of captivity, in addition to reforming the population of these birds without forgetting their possible reintroduction in areas where the species has completely disappeared in recent years.
With this good news, the role of the center of El Saler, under the Generalitat Valenciana, is re -confirmed as Main infrastructure for the preservation of endangered species.
The first chicks of writer Iberoriental Palustrea are Valencians
This week they were born in the La Saler Farm Wildlife Recovery Center (Valencia) The first chicks of Iberoriental Palustre Pelustre (Emberiza Schoeniclus Withherbyi) have successfully raised in captivity, which marks a milestone in the preservation of these subspecies “in danger” in the Spanish catalog of threatened species. The birth of these chickens increases the population in captivity to a total of seven copies.
In 2020, the last census estimated only 238-244 reproductive couples, which represents a decrease of approximately 30% compared to 2005. For five years we are working on a pilot program to lay the foundation for captivity, population reinforcement and the possible reintroduction in areas where the species has disappeared.
Het project, dat een eerste stap is om in de toekomst het management, het fokken en losmaken van exemplaren van deze vogel aan te pakken als onderdeel van een geïntegreerde strategie voor het behoud ervan, wordt gefinancierd en gecoördineerd door het ministerie voor ecologische overgang en de Demographic Challenge (MITECO), met de participatie van de Valenciaanse gemeenschap, Castilla-La Mancha en Baleari en Baleari en Baleare Island and Balearis and Balearic Island and Balearis and Balearic Island and Balearis and Balearic Island and Balearis and Baleary Island and Baleare Island and Balearis and Balearic Island and Balearis and Baleare Island and Balar Island and and Balar Island and Balar Island and and and and and and and and and and Balar and and and Balar and and and Balar and and and Balar and and Este-Island and and Este E and Balar and and and Balar and Een End and and Balar and Este-Island and and Balar and Esland and and Balar Island and and Bale Balear Islands and The scientific advice from the University of Valencia.
The soil samples of this breeding program were recorded in the S’Albufera Natural Park in Mallorca, one of the last hiding places of this taxon. The transfer to the center of El Saler was carried out according to specific protocols for animal management and well -being. Since then, specialized facilities have been conditioned that reproduce the necessary natural conditions for reproduction, now with the first births, after years of technical work and progressive adjustment.
In the coming years, the Captive shares will be improved to have a higher number of copies. At the same time, environmental administrations will work on the elaboration of national strategies and an EX -Situ program to optimize the management of notaries, as well as the reintroductions and reinforcements that will be carried out in the future.
With this success, the role of the center of El Saler, under the Generalitat Valenciana, is consolidated as an important infrastructure for the preservation of endangered species. In addition, Inter -administrative cooperation is strengthened to maintain biodiversity in Spanish Wetlands.
The historical regression of these subspecies is linked to the loss and transformation of the Habitat as a result of the dehydration of Wetlands and the qualitative and quantitative change of water regimes, either by water extraction for irrigation or through the application of biocides and other chemical products in the adjacent agricultural bidding.
The Palustre notary depends on specific plant formations in Wetlands with permanent water, and the population fragmentation increases the risk of local extinction. The management of the vegetation of these water masses, which contributes to diversifying current biodiversity, is necessary to maintain populations of endangered species that are linked to Wetlands, as is the case of this small bird. Ecoticia.com