{"id":14039,"date":"2020-06-29T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T13:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=14039"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:47:12","slug":"last-transportation-of-cinereous-vultures-from-spain-to-france-for-the-reintroduction-of-the-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/last-transportation-of-cinereous-vultures-from-spain-to-france-for-the-reintroduction-of-the-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Last transportation of Cinereous Vultures from Spain to France for the reintroduction of the species"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a9 VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

International collaboration and coordination takes place again in the world of vulture conservation for a common purpose \u2014 the reintroduction of the Cinereous Vulture in France where it went extinct. The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) secured and organized the transport of five more Cinereous Vultures from Spain to France, which were donated by the Junta de Andaluc\u00eda<\/a>. This is the last transportation of Spanish Cinereous Vultures to France since the population is now considered self-sustaining!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Environmental agents from Cordoba, Malaga and Huelva discovered the five young Cinereous Vultures in the wild, suffering from various diseases or malnutrition. Thanks to the care and attention received in the Andalusian Network of Centros de Recuperaci\u00f3n de Especies Amenazadas (CREA)<\/a>, the birds made a full recovery and are ready to return to nature. The Consejer\u00eda de Agricultura, Ganader\u00eda, Pesca y Desarrollo Sostenible<\/a>, thanks to the help of CREA,<\/strong> has generously donated five Cinereous Vultures to the VCF for the reintroduction project in France.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the latest census published by SEO BirdLife<\/a>, the current population of Cinereous Vultures in Spain could be around 3,000 breeding pairs, which is more than 90% of the European population. Andalusia alone has 412 pairs, 16% of the Spanish population. Therefore, Spain is the only country in Europe that has healthy populations to provide birds to support reintroduction programmes for this species in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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