{"id":17130,"date":"2021-06-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=17130"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:47:01","slug":"necropsy-results-shed-light-on-the-first-bearded-vulture-fatality-caused-by-wind-turbine-collision-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/necropsy-results-shed-light-on-the-first-bearded-vulture-fatality-caused-by-wind-turbine-collision-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Necropsy results shed light on the first Bearded Vulture fatality caused by wind turbine collision in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The carcass of Ang\u00e8le during the necropsy \u00a9 Zoological Museum Netherlands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For the first time in Europe, a Bearded Vulture lost its life due to a collision with a wind turbine<\/a>. This loss was even more significant because the individual in question, named Ang\u00e8le, had hatched in captivity and had been released in France, as part of the reintroduction project there. He recently left home and started heading north, ending up in the Netherlands where he met his tragic end. With the growing population of the species in Europe and the growing development of wind farms, vultures and biodiversity are becoming more at risk every day. Following the high concern and interest in the story of Ang\u00e8le, in this blog post, the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) discusses Bearded Vulture conservation, the necropsy results and the threat of wind farm developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discovery of Ang\u00e8le after fatal collision with wind turbine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The carcass and GPS tag of Bearded Vulture Ang\u00e8le \u00a9 Vulture Conservation Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The LIFE GypConnect reintroduction project released the captive-bred vulture last year in the Baronnies<\/a>. The project team has been closely tracking Ang\u00e8le’s movements every step of the way thanks to the GPS tag on its back. When he recently wandered to northern Europe, as many young Bearded Vultures do in their second year, the monitoring efforts intensified as he visited unusual and unsuitable habitats. Hans Pohlmann, the VCF’s president who lives in the Netherlands, kept a close eye on the bird and contacted one of the wind farms where the bird roosted requesting to temporarily shut down the wind turbines. The next morning he flew through another wind farm, where, unfortunately, Ang\u00e8le collided with a blade and died. Once alerted, Hans went on the scene and was deeply saddened when he found the carcass of Ang\u00e8le under the wind turbine. After spending only one year in the wild, this magnificent vulture lost his life too soon, especially when considering that species can live between 20-30 years in the wild. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Necropsy results confirm the cause of death<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n