{"id":14036,"date":"2020-06-26T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=14036"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:47:12","slug":"fifteen-cinereous-vultures-travel-from-extremadura-to-bulgaria-to-be-reintroduced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/fifteen-cinereous-vultures-travel-from-extremadura-to-bulgaria-to-be-reintroduced\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifteen Cinereous Vultures travel from Extremadura to Bulgaria to be reintroduced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the Cinereous Vultures (c) Jovan Andevski\/VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We are one step closer to establishing a viable population of Cinereous Vultures in the Balkans with the latest transportation of 15 birds to Bulgaria. Junta Extremadura<\/a>, AMUS (Acci\u00f3n por el Mundo Salvaje)<\/a> <\/a> and the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) coordinated the efforts to transfer these birds from Extremadura to Bulgaria as part of the Vultures Back to LIFE<\/a> project, which aims to reintroduce the species in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting ready for the transport of 15 Cinereous Vultures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 15 Cinereous Vultures hatched in the wild in Extremadura, Spain, and have entered the Los Hornos (Junta de Extremadura) recovery centre as they were suffering from malnutrition and health issues. Thanks to their diligent work and commitment, the birds were nursed back to health and are fit to return to the wild. As a partner, Junta de Extremadura has donated the birds to the Vultures Back to LIFE to release these birds to Bulgaria where the species went extinct. After the vultures recovered and were assigned to the Project, they were transferred to AMUS wildlife hospital based in Extremadura \u2014 the VCF partner in all Griffon Vulture and Cinereous Vulture reintroduction projects. AMUS have specialized installations authorized by the sanitary service for keeping the vultures during the necessary quarantine period. Prior to their transfer, all the birds were tested for heavy metals, antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medicines, avian flu, Newcastle and gender determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unfortunately, these birds had to spend three more months in captivity. VCF was doing everything possible to transport the birds to Bulgaria, but it was not possible until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extremadura is the most important Spanish region for the species, very likely to be the most significant region for this species at a global scale. Counting more than 900 breeding pairs, distributed among the two largest colonies in the National Park of Monfrag\u00fce and Sierra de San Pedro (each colony counting over 300 breeding pairs), which are monitored within the Vultures Back To Life project by the Junta de Extremadura, they are an ideal donor population for reintroduction projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transportation of the Cinereous Vultures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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