{"id":36024,"date":"2023-09-12T18:15:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=36024"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:48","slug":"is-there-hope-for-cinereous-vulture-esperanca-life-aegypius-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/is-there-hope-for-cinereous-vulture-esperanca-life-aegypius-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there hope for Cinereous Vulture \u201cEsperan\u00e7a\u201d?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cinereous Vulture Esperan\u00e7a (which means \u201chope\u201d in Portuguese) was released in 2021 after being rehabilitated in a wildlife rescue centre. Last week, after the GPS transmitter started sending suspicious data, we urged our colleagues in the province of Aragon (Spain) to visit the location and check the bird&#8217;s condition. Is there hope for Esperan\u00e7a?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-hte-Cinereous-Vultures-after-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"One of hte Cinereous Vultures after release_Ricardo Branda\u0303o:CERVAS\" class=\"wp-image-20471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-hte-Cinereous-Vultures-after-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-hte-Cinereous-Vultures-after-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-hte-Cinereous-Vultures-after-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-hte-Cinereous-Vultures-after-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-hte-Cinereous-Vultures-after-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the Cinereous Vultures after release in 2021 \u00a9 Ricardo Branda\u0303o\/ CERVAS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cinereous Vulture Esperan\u00e7a was released in Portugal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Young Cinereous Vultures (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/vultures\/cinereous-vulture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aegypius monachus<\/a><\/em>) often face difficulties finding food and replenishing the energy spent in the first weeks after fledging. Esperan\u00e7a hatched in the wild and was found in the late summer of 2021 in a fragile condition. The bird was rescued and transferred to the veterinary hospital of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.utad.pt\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes and Alto Douro<\/a>\u00a0 (CRAS-UTAD in Vila Real), where she recovered weight, muscle and strength under the attentive care of the veterinary team. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Esperan\u00e7a was <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/first-ruppells-vulture-and-two-more-cinereous-vultures-tagged-and-released-in-portugal\/\">one of the birds released in Northern Portugal in October 2021<\/a>. However, her release might have been shadowed by another bird, <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/the-ruppells-vulture-vouzela-is-female-and-is-doing-well-in-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vouzela<\/a>, that was set free on that same day: the first R\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture ever tagged in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"20470\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-the-Cinereous-Vultures-photographed-after-its-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"One of the Cinereous Vultures photographed after its release_Ricardo Branda\u0303o:CERVAS\" class=\"wp-image-20470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-the-Cinereous-Vultures-photographed-after-its-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-the-Cinereous-Vultures-photographed-after-its-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-the-Cinereous-Vultures-photographed-after-its-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-the-Cinereous-Vultures-photographed-after-its-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/One-of-the-Cinereous-Vultures-photographed-after-its-release_Ricardo-Branda\u0303oCERVAS.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">One of the Cinereous Vultures photographed after its release \u00a9 Ricardo Branda\u0303o\/ CERVAS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"994\" data-id=\"20473\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Map-showing-the-GPS-movements-of-the-vultures-after-their-release-1024x994.png\" alt=\"Map showing the GPS movements of the tagged and released vultures after their release\" class=\"wp-image-20473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Map-showing-the-GPS-movements-of-the-vultures-after-their-release-1024x994.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Map-showing-the-GPS-movements-of-the-vultures-after-their-release-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Map-showing-the-GPS-movements-of-the-vultures-after-their-release-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Map-showing-the-GPS-movements-of-the-vultures-after-their-release.png 1193w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Map showing the GPS movements after release, in 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vastly exploring Iberia: the moves of Esperan\u00e7a over the last two years<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After the release, Esperan\u00e7a wandered around the Douro International Nature Park but didn\u2019t take much time to step into Spain, which she has been vastly exploring in the last two years. She moved northeast to Valladolid, visited the Asturian mountains, moved south to Extremadura around the Monfrague National Park, and ventured into Portugal again to explore the Alentejo region and <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/a-new-cinereous-vulture-breeding-pair-confirmed-at-herdade-da-contenda-during-the-life-aegypius-return-auditor-visit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Herdade da Contenda<\/a> (which holds one of the Portuguese Cinereous Vulture colonies). In the last months, she mainly roamed across the Serranias de Cuenca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Esperanca-Cinereous-Vulture_GPS-Map-2021-2023-1024x689.png\" alt=\"esperan\u00e7a gps cinereous vulture\" class=\"wp-image-36025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Esperanca-Cinereous-Vulture_GPS-Map-2021-2023-1024x689.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Esperanca-Cinereous-Vulture_GPS-Map-2021-2023-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Esperanca-Cinereous-Vulture_GPS-Map-2021-2023-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Esperanca-Cinereous-Vulture_GPS-Map-2021-2023-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Esperanca-Cinereous-Vulture_GPS-Map-2021-2023.png 1186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Movements of Cinereous Vulture Esperan\u00e7a between October 2021 and September 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suspicious data received from Esperan\u00e7a\u2019s GPS transmitter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Following vulture movements with GPS transmitters is an important monitoring tool that we at the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) rely on a lot. All birds reared in captivity, and many juvenile vultures rehabilitated, are fitted with a lightweight GPS transmitter before being released in the wild. It provides us with the real-time location of the bird and movement data from which we know if a bird is resting or flying and, in general, if the bird is doing fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Last week, our monitoring team realised that Esperan\u00e7a was not moving much. We contacted local partners at the Regional Government of Aragon, who swiftly arranged a team to check the last coordinates received. What would they find there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">There is a glimmer of hope: (only) Esperan\u00e7a\u2019s GPS was found<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon reaching the location, the situation became apparent: the GPS transmitter had fallen off her back. The GPS was discovered amidst the remains of a presumably red deer, whose flesh, muscles and organs had been consumed. When vultures find a carcass, they often congregate in large numbers and viciously fight for their share! That\u2019s possibly what happened with Esperan\u00e7a. We have hope that Esperan\u00e7a is still somewhere out there, soaring the skies of Iberia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"987\" data-id=\"36027\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca2-1024x987.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca2-1024x987.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca2-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca2-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca2-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1001\" data-id=\"36026\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca1-1024x1001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca1-1024x1001.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca1-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca1-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca1-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPS-transmitter_CinereousVulture-Esperanca1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The importance of rescuing and tagging birds<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, we provided the GPS tag for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/cinereous-vulture-tagged-in-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the first Cinereous Vulture to be tracked using a GPS transmitter in Portugal<\/a>, with the support of MAVA, and we continued to tag more birds ever since. You can follow these birds online by visiting the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/our-work\/monitoring\/cinereous-vulture-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maps that are generated from the data collected from the GPS transmitters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, thanks to the ongoing conservation efforts of the LIFE Aegypius Return project, which started one year ago, we have tagged and released another two Cinereous Vultures that were rehabilitated, <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/meet-zimbro-the-first-cinereous-vulture-released-within-the-life-aegypius-return-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Zimbro<\/a> (in March) and <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/cinereous-vulture-geres-released-in-portugal-after-recovery-from-a-gunshot-wound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ger\u00eas<\/a> (in August). <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/where-zimbro-and-geres-the-cinereous-vultures-released-in-portugal\/\">Where are they now<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cinereous Vultures in Portugal<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cinereous Vulture became extinct as a breeding species in Portugal in the 1970s, mostly due to poisoned carcasses targeting unwanted predators. An increasing population in Spain led to the species\u2019 natural expansion to Portugal, with the first successful reproduction in 2010 in the Tejo International Nature Park and in 2015 at Herdade da Contenda. Since then, the population has been slowly expanding, with 40 estimated pairs spread over four colonies along the Portuguese Eastern border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LIFE Aegypius Return has the ambitious objective of doubling the existing population by 2027 and, by doing so, downgrading their conservation status from \u201cCritically Endangered\u201d to \u201cEndangered\u201d. Besides mitigating Cinereous Vultures\u2019 main threats and creating better habitat and nesting conditions, our local partners had an <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/cinereous-vulture-breeding-season-in-portugal-with-promising-results-15-chicks-were-gps-tagged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">intense season monitoring<\/a> the colonies and <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/tagging-cinereous-vultures-in-the-nest-step-by-step\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tagging the new hatchlings in the nest<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/life-aegypius-return-new-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIFE Aegypius Return<\/a> project on its dedicated website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/life-aegypius-return-new-project\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/life-aegypius-return-website-1024x479.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/life-aegypius-return-website-1024x479.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/life-aegypius-return-website-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/life-aegypius-return-website-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/life-aegypius-return-website-1536x718.png 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/life-aegypius-return-website-2048x957.png 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/life-aegypius-return-website-18x8.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are very thankful to the Environmental Department of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aragon.es\/temas\/medio-ambiente\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aragon Regional Government<\/a> for swiftly checking the location of Esperan\u00e7a&#8217;s GPS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cinereous Vulture Esperan\u00e7a (which means \u201chope\u201d in Portuguese) was released in 2021 after being rehabilitated in a wildlife rescue centre. Last week, after the GPS transmitter started sending suspicious data, we urged our colleagues in the province of Aragon (Spain) to visit the location and check the bird&#8217;s condition. Is there hope for Esperan\u00e7a? 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