Mallorca receives new residents and is very special: these are Black vulture chickens that are starting to be born these weeks At the idyllic Natural site of the Serra de Tramuntana In a very natural show that starts with these dates. Some births that also assume good news for this kind That is the place on the Balearic Island that has been chosen to continue with its nesting. Although it is not in danger of extinction on the island, it is considered vulnerable.
That is why these black vulture chickens are born in the best conditions, they cannot influence this outdoor stimuli who can disturb them And it is therefore that neighbors and tourists are asked in the area to prevent them from entering the exclusion areas where their NidaIn addition to maintaining and respecting silence while recreational activities are carried out in full nature.
Everything is little to guarantee the preservation of these nests and the subsequent birth of a young black vulture that in January is dedicated to occupying the areas where it will increaseIn addition to starting marital flights. It is already in February when the Your only egg That is currently starting to be born that covers until August.
The birth of black vulture chickens
The time of the birth of the chickens of the endangered species of De Zwarte Vier started in Mallorca, so the general directorate of the natural environment and forest management requires cooperation between citizens so that Do not influence your nesting.
In particular, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Fisheries and the Natural Environment in a note requires the introduction of the exclusion areas of the natural location of the Serra avoiding tramuntana and remembers that it is important to retain silence during the development of recreational activities in nature and that there are also new breeding areas outside the Serra, Subject to the same limitations during the critical era.
Likewise, the government asks every aircraft user to prevent the sensitive areas from being flown for this species, in particular the Netura 2000 Zepa Costa Brava de Mallorca (the north coast of the Serra), and that is maintained As far as possible of these areas.
The black vultures begin the occupation of their breeding areas and the marital flights in January, and their nesting time starts in February, when they make a single egg, and ends in August. In July the chickens are already big enough to flyAlthough they stay close to the nest, accompanied by the parents.
As the ministry remembers, the inconvenience in the incubation era can be disastrous, because the egg can be unprotected and cool and become unfeasible or devoured by predators. The first weeks after birth are also crucial, because the chick needs the protection and heat of adults and also because it threatens to prevent it.
Black vulture: vulnerable species
In Mallorca, the Vulture It is no longer in danger of extinction It remains a kind of cataloged as vulnerableThis is influenced by lead poisoning that is present in the hunting ammunition (plumbism), illegal yacht, electrocution or collision with, among other things, infrastructure.
Last season there were 49 territorial couples from Black Vulture in Mallorca, who made 46 nests. Ten positions and a chicken were lost, although 35 pairs were successfully reproduced and Finally 34 chickens flew.
The ministry, in collaboration with private entities such as the Wildlife Foundation of the Mediterranean Sea and the GOB, performs tasks to monitor the herb in the reproductive era within the ‘terrace plan’ of Recovery, preservation and monitoring of the birds of prey during the day of the Balearic Islands. EFE / ECOTICIA.COM