The Xunta de Galicia recently completed the conditioning of a space in the city of Castro de Rei in which they are presented prefer nesting and breeding the Royal Zarapito in the autonomous community.
Since five copies of Zarapito Real usually visit the Galician Territories between February and July, the purpose of this action is Promote the regulation and reproduction of this type of migratory birdwho is in danger of extinction.
Protection for the Royal Zarapito in Galicia
The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Ángeles Vázquez, visited in Castro de Rei the area that is in the place of Rozas for prefer nesting and breeding the real ZarapitoA migrating species that die out of extinction of extinction of which five copies have been registered in Galicia since 2023.
The regional head emphasized that the conditioning work was recently ended and that the goal was to create an adequate habitat for Promote the settlement and reproduction of this species, which usually visits Galician Territory between the months of February and July.
The works were developed in an area of more than 300 hectares, in which debrises were carried out, the environment was conditioned and measures such as such as such as fall to prevent the impact of land predators such as wild boar or fox.
As soon as the copies of Zarapito Real settle in this space -Unique of the Iberian Peninsula that organizes a nesting population of this species -a follow -up is carried out in collaboration with the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) for Find nests and protect with electric shepherd to prevent wildlife.
The technicians then follow the institution and as soon as the breeding takes place, They collect the chickens and are raised for the subsequent return to nature Previous acclimatization in an aviar. It is a complex process that tries to promote the reproduction of the species and to increase the population.
Ángeles Vázquez appreciated that the Xunt Specimens that the community has been visiting since 2023 are limited to two couples And a male copy that lost his partner in that year, of which someone already arrived in Galicia.
The minister also thanked the cooperation of the Buurtberg community for the common money Granda Abilleira and Salgueiros, with which the Galician director has signed an agreement with regard to the protection of this species since then Part of his mountain is the habitat in which the real Zarapito is sitting.
The copies of this bird usually reach the breeding areas at the end of February or the beginning of March, the Putten usually takes place in May and the young people are born in June. Paren’s stay in the reproduction area will be closed in July.