{"id":37069,"date":"2024-03-26T17:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=37069"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:45","slug":"optimistic-developments-in-portugals-most-vulnerable-cinereous-vulture-breeding-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/optimistic-developments-in-portugals-most-vulnerable-cinereous-vulture-breeding-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimistic developments in Portugal&#8217;s most vulnerable Cinereous Vulture breeding colony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the 2024 breeding season, the LIFE Aegypius Return project team observed optimistic activities and made an exciting discovery while monitoring the smallest and most fragile Cinereous Vulture colony in Portugal, situated in the Douro International region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cinereous-vulture-nest-Douro-Internacional-2024-Palombar.jpg\" alt=\"Cinereous Vulture nest at the Douro Internacional 2024 \u00a9 Palombar\" class=\"wp-image-37074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cinereous-vulture-nest-Douro-Internacional-2024-Palombar.jpg 900w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cinereous-vulture-nest-Douro-Internacional-2024-Palombar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cinereous-vulture-nest-Douro-Internacional-2024-Palombar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cinereous-vulture-nest-Douro-Internacional-2024-Palombar-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cinereous Vulture nest at the Douro Internacional 2024 \u00a9 Palombar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Breeding behaviour confirmed for the existing nests at the Douro International<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of February, as part of the LIFE Aegypius Return project, project partners Palombar began monitoring the 2024 breeding season of the only three established Cinereous Vulture pairs in the &#8220;Douro International and \u00c1gueda Valley&#8221; Natura 2000 Special Protection Area, partially covered by the Douro International Nature Park (PNDI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During their field visit, the Palombar team confirmed breeding activity, with the three nests occupied, and Cinereous Vulture pairs transporting material to them and arranging the structures. Over the next few days, it was estimated that the only egg that the female of each pair lays each breeding year would probably be laid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to avoid any disturbance to the breeding pairs, monitoring was carried out at a distance of around 1600 metres, using optical equipment. The prospecting and monitoring work aims to analyse the movements and breeding success of this vulture species, which is the largest in Europe and is threatened with extinction, as well as detect any new pairs that may have been established in the PNDI area. In addition, it will make it possible, in the medium term, to monitor the population trends of this breeding nucleus and other demographic parameters such as productivity and mortality and, more broadly, to assess the impact of the project&#8217;s actions on the target species.<\/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=\"712\" data-id=\"37073\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-monitoring-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"Cinereous Vulture monitoring at the Douro Internacional 2024 \u00a9 Palombar\" class=\"wp-image-37073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-monitoring-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-monitoring-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-monitoring-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-monitoring-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-monitoring.jpg 1495w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cinereous Vulture monitoring at the Douro Internacional 2024 \u00a9 Palombar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"37072\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-nest_palombar_2024_IvanG-949x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cinereous Vulture nest at the Douro Internacional 2024 \u00a9 Palombar\" class=\"wp-image-37072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-nest_palombar_2024_IvanG-949x1024.jpg 949w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-nest_palombar_2024_IvanG-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-nest_palombar_2024_IvanG-768x828.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-nest_palombar_2024_IvanG-1424x1536.jpg 1424w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-nest_palombar_2024_IvanG-1899x2048.jpg 1899w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-nest_palombar_2024_IvanG-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Cinereous-Vulture-nest_palombar_2024_IvanG.jpg 1986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cinereous Vulture nest at the Douro Internacional 2024 \u00a9 Palombar &#8211; Iv\u00e1n Guti\u00e9rrez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fourth Cinereous Vulture nest discovered in the Douro International<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As monitoring progressed in the coming weeks, Palombar&#8217;s field team confirmed that the three pairs in the Douro International Nature Park laid their eggs and were incubating them. But they also uncovered something else &#8211; a fourth Cinereous Vulture nest. Initially, an adult vulture was found in the new nest, followed by observations of a pair completing its construction and engaging in mating behaviour. This is an important discovery, given that this is the smallest Cinereous Vulture colony in Portugal, a species that only returned to nest in the Douro International in 2012, when the first nesting pair was recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Since this is a young pair (one of the individuals is still a sub-adult) there may not be breeding success this year, but in the next few weeks it will be possible to confirm that the only egg the species lays each breeding season has been laid and incubated. However, whether or not breeding success is confirmed this year, the fact that there is a new pair nesting in the Douro International is already excellent news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite><strong>&#8211; Iv\u00e1n Guti\u00e9rrez, biologist at Palombar<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the coming weeks, Palombar&#8217;s nature conservation and biodiversity monitoring technicians will continue to monitor new areas where the Cinereous Vulture may be nesting, thus increasing the available knowledge on the species&#8217; breeding individuals in this protected area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Promoting colony growth at the Douro International<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Spanning over 62,000 hectares, the Douro International e Vale do \u00c1gueda protected area in Portugal&#8217;s northeast is home to diverse wildlife, including the endangered Cinereous Vulture. To support the breeding success of the species, local teams from Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Transum\u00e2ncia e Natureza (ATN) and Palombar will undertake several key initiatives. These include constructing and repairing nests, monitoring the breeding season, clearing shrubs to reduce fire risk, recovering agricultural land patches, establishing supplementary feeding stations, and promoting connectivity among colonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the Douro International site will receive a Cinereous Vulture acclimatisation cage, essential for the soft release of rehabilitated individuals from fauna recovery centres. This will reinforce the population and foster colony growth. Additionally, anti-poisoning dog units will operate in the Douro following the establishment of two new units within the National Republican Guard \u2013 GNR in Portugal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the LIFE Aegypious Return project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-1024x205.png\" alt=\"LAR LIFE Aegypius Return LIFE Natura 2000 logo\" class=\"wp-image-27531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-768x154.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-1536x307.png 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-2048x410.png 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/LAR-LIFE-Aegypius-Return-LIFE-Natura-2000-logo-18x4.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The LIFE Aegypius Return project aims to consolidate the return of the Cinereous Vulture to Portugal and western Spain. It is co-funded by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cinea.ec.europa.eu\/programmes\/life_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">European Union\u2019s LIFE programme<\/a>. Its success depends on the involvement of all the relevant stakeholders, and the collaboration of the partners, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF)<\/a>, the coordinating beneficiary, and the local partners&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.palombar.pt\/pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palombar \u2013 Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza e do Patrim\u00f3nio Rural<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.herdadedacontenda.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Herdade da Contenda<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spea.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpn.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Liga para a Protec\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.faiabrava.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Transum\u00e2ncia e Natureza<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fnyh.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fundaci\u00f3n Naturaleza y Hombre<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gnr.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guarda Nacional Republicana&nbsp;<\/a>y&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anpc.pt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Propriet\u00e1rios Rurais Gest\u00e3o Cineg\u00e9tica e Biodiversidade<\/a>.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1024x205.png\" alt=\"LIFE Aegypius Return partner logos\" class=\"wp-image-36973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-768x154.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image-18x4.png 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/image.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the 2024 breeding season, the LIFE Aegypius Return project team observed optimistic activities and made an exciting discovery while monitoring the smallest and most fragile Cinereous Vulture colony in Portugal, situated in the Douro International region. 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