Since the end of the 80s, In detail follows -up of the population of the breakthrough. Conservation promotions have made the recovery of their population in the Pyrenees possible, with an annual growth rate of 3.3%. In 2018 it had 177 couples in both aspects and a total of 1,026 individuals.
Despite the good conditions for the kind of other adjacent mountain systems, and The efforts made for his natural expansion, the population of Quebrantahuesos was banished to the Pyrenees. This situation contrasted with that of the other vultures, which, in addition to restoring his population, also fall back much of his old distribution area, including Portugal.
That is why the basis for the preservation of the Quebrantahuesos devotes a lot of his efforts to acclate, acclimatize and re -create specimens in the areas of HuescaThanks to the life ‘funds’ Iberian runners for the Osprey ‘.
‘Tormes’ and ‘Gloria’: Two Bone Huesos arrived from Huesca
Abulse Sierra de Gredos welcomed this Monday ‘Tormes’ and ‘Gloria’, two bankruptcy came from the Ordsa and Monte lost National Park, in the province of HuescaThey bind to the other 9 that have been released in this natural space for the past 3 years.
The arrival of two new copies, Born in February in the Fokcentrum in Human Isolation (Criah), it is part of the reintroduction process of the breakthrough in the abules massifWith the aim that in 2027 Gredos they can have one or two territorial couples and a population of 20 birds, the Junta de Castilla Y León reported in a press release.
‘Tormes’ and’ Gloria ‘have joined’ Julio ‘,’ Martín ‘,’ Matilde ‘and’ Esperanza ‘, who were received with only 90 days of life in the place “Risco Redondo” almost a year ago, after the arrival of’ Zapardiel ‘,’ Char In June 2022 they became the first ‘neighbors’ of Gredos half a century later.
Time for acclimatization
Once Complete the breeding and acclimatization process in the CRIAH satisfactorily completed, The two new specimens have been transferred to the Sierra-Abulse, in an act that had the presence of the Minister of Environment, Housing and Territory Planning, Juan Carlos Suárez-Quiñones.
The first stop is the Municipality of Navalperal de Tormes, within the municipality of Zapardiel de la Ribera, where they are subject to a routine assessmentPrior to the transfer to the Jaula platform in which they stay 30 days before their release.
It is Reintroduction process developed by the basis for the preservation of Quebranthuesos (FCQ), as the beneficiary of life ‘Iberian runners for the Osprey ‘, It has a budget of 2.68 million euros and is funded together by the European Commission, the governments of Castilla Y León, Aragon, Asturias and Cantabria, the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Demographic and Endesa challenging.
The Junta de Castilla y León financially supports this project with 70,000 euros to undergo the shares that the FCQ It is developing in the Regional Park of the Sierra de Gredos and in the Leonese aspect of the Picos de Europa.
In Gredos, The purpose of the reintroduction of the breakdown is to have 1-2 territorial couples and a population of at least 20 birds at the end of the projectIn 2027. In Picos de Europa, the re-introduced population wants to consolidate through the release of new birds, so that it is expected to have 3-4 pairs and a population of 35 birds at the end.
The breakthrough in the danger of extinction in Spain
The Minister of Environment reminded journalists that the osprey It is still classified as “vulnerable”, according to the European Red List of endangered species, and in Spain is explained as a “endangered” species in the national catalog of endangered species.
According to the board, The restoration of the breakthrough in the Sierra de Gredos is a “medium -sized” project, in which several years of continuous work are neededSo that ultimately a “stable and independent population can be obtained in a strategic junction for connectivity between the various existing populations.” EFE / ECOTICIA.COM