{"id":40693,"date":"2025-09-08T14:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=40693"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:20:06","slug":"extremadura-a-lifeline-for-europes-vultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/extremadura-a-lifeline-for-europes-vultures\/","title":{"rendered":"Extremadura: A lifeline for Europe\u2019s Vultures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vultures are struggling in many parts of the world, but in Europe, they have been making a comeback \u2014 and it\u2019s thanks in large part to one place: Extremadura. This Spanish region has become a kind of \u201cvulture utopia,\u201d helping species that once disappeared from whole countries find their way back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And what better time to celebrate than now? Over the weekend, the world marked <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/vultureday.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Vulture Awareness Day<\/a> (Saturday, 6 September), and today (Monday, 8 September), Extremadura itself celebrates its regional day. It&#8217;s the perfect timing to shine a light on the conservation miracles that have taken root here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Griffon-left-and-Cinereous-Vulture_Hansruedi-Weyrich--1024x576.png\" alt=\"Griffon (left) and Cinereous Vulture_Hansruedi Weyrich\" class=\"wp-image-40694\" style=\"width:1044px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Griffon-left-and-Cinereous-Vulture_Hansruedi-Weyrich--1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Griffon-left-and-Cinereous-Vulture_Hansruedi-Weyrich--300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Griffon-left-and-Cinereous-Vulture_Hansruedi-Weyrich--768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Griffon-left-and-Cinereous-Vulture_Hansruedi-Weyrich--1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Griffon-left-and-Cinereous-Vulture_Hansruedi-Weyrich--18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Griffon-left-and-Cinereous-Vulture_Hansruedi-Weyrich-.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Griffon (left) and Cinereous Vulture \u00a9 Hansruedi Weyrich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A vulture saviour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Extremadura is one of the strongest vulture strongholds in all of Europe and the world. The numbers speak for themselves \u2013 the region is home to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>~1,000 breeding pairs of <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/vultures\/cinereous-vulture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cinereous Vultures<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3,000+ pairs of <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/vultures\/griffon-vulture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Griffon Vultures<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>~170 pairs of<a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/vultures\/egyptian-vulture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Egyptian Vultures<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But Extremadura doesn\u2019t just keep its birds to itself. Through the generosity of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.juntaex.es\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Junta de Extremadura<\/a> (the regional government), hundreds of vultures have been donated to other countries. Over <strong>500 Griffon Vultures<\/strong> have gone to projects in Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Sardinia, while about <strong>100 Cinereous Vultures<\/strong> have been sent to France and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of these birds are young or weakened individuals that were rescued in the wild. They are first rehabilitated in centres like Los Hornos, then spend quarantine at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amus.org.es\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMUS<\/a> before travelling to their new homes. There, they wait in acclimatisation aviaries to get used to their new environment until they are ready for release. Importantly, before any of these reintroductions take place, conservation teams work to reduce threats like poisoning, electrocution, collisions and food shortage to avoid mortality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-1024x771.jpeg\" alt=\"AMUS wildlife rehabilitation centre \u00a9 VCF\" class=\"wp-image-39799\" style=\"width:1044px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-1024x771.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-1536x1157.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-3.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Preparing the Cinereous Vultures for travel at AMUS wildlife rehabilitation centre \u00a9 VCF <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The results across Europe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/our-work\/reintroduction-and-restocking\/griffon-vulture-france\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Griffon Vulture reintroduction project in the Grands Causses<\/a>, France, the first successful big raptors project of its kind, the Cinereous Vulture comeback awaited its debut in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cinereous Vultures were extinct in France for more than 100 years. Starting in the 1990s, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/our-work\/reintroduction-and-restocking\/cinereous-vulture-france\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the reintroduction efforts began<\/a>, and in 2020, the last five birds donated from Spain were released. Today, France once again has a self-sustaining population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bulgaria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the late 20th century, Griffon Vultures were almost gone in Bulgaria, until a small group of 28 birds (including one breeding pair) was rediscovered in 1978 in the Rhodope Mountains. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/our-work\/reintroduction-and-restocking\/griffon-vulture-bulgaria\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">This discovery launched decades of effort.<\/a> By 2009, pilot releases had begun, and soon after, large-scale projects like The Vultures Return in Bulgaria took off. Today, around 300 imported vultures have been released, with the first successful wild chick \u2014 named \u201cMichel,\u201d after conservationist Michel Terrasse \u2014 hatching in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"474\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1-1024x474.png\" alt=\"Three Cinereous Vultures flying\" class=\"wp-image-39558\" style=\"width:1043px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1-1536x711.png 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cinereous Vultures in Bulgaria  \u00a9 Cornel Cotorogea\/ Green Balkans\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extinct for about three decades in Bulgaria, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/our-work\/reintroduction-and-restocking\/cinereous-vulture-bulgaria\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cinereous Vulture started making its return in 2018<\/a> with the first releases through the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/projects\/vultures-back-to-life\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vultures Back to LIFE project<\/a>. By 2021, the first breeding in the wild was recorded, marking its official return. New projects, including the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/projects\/bearded-vulture-life\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bearded Vulture LIFE<\/a>, launched in 2023, are now consolidating the reintroduced population and working to bring the Bearded Vulture back to the Balkans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sardinia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/link-card-linkcard-website-cover-dimensions-2.png\" alt=\"Spanish Griffon Vultures arrived in Sardinia, in the quarantine aviary\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-27714\" style=\"width:1067px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/link-card-linkcard-website-cover-dimensions-2.png 800w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/link-card-linkcard-website-cover-dimensions-2-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/link-card-linkcard-website-cover-dimensions-2-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/link-card-linkcard-website-cover-dimensions-2-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spanish Griffon Vultures in the quarantine aviary\u00a0in Sardinia \u00a9 LIFE Safe for Vultures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In Sardinia, the Griffon Vulture population once numbered over 1,000, but by 2013, only about 30 breeding pairs remained. To save them, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeundergriffonwings.eu\/en\/index.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIFE Under Griffon Wings<\/a> project started in 2015. By 2017, releases had begun, and the population has since rebounded to between 332 and 378 individuals. Building on that success, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/projects\/life-safe-for-vultures\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIFE Safe for Vultures<\/a> project launched in 2021, aiming to expand their range across more of the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cyprus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyprus, too, nearly lost its Griffon Vultures. Once widespread, their numbers fell due to several threats. By the 1990s, only 20\u201330 pairs remained, and by 2012, just 10\u201312 birds were left. The GYPAS Project tried to help by bringing in vultures from Crete, but poisoning continued to hold the population back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Griffon-Vultures-from-Spain-to-Cyprus_BirdLifeCyprus_1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Griffon Vultures from Spain arriving in Cyprus ahead of their release \u00a9 BirdLife Cyprus\" class=\"wp-image-36664\" style=\"width:1044px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Griffon-Vultures-from-Spain-to-Cyprus_BirdLifeCyprus_1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Griffon-Vultures-from-Spain-to-Cyprus_BirdLifeCyprus_1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Griffon-Vultures-from-Spain-to-Cyprus_BirdLifeCyprus_1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Griffon-Vultures-from-Spain-to-Cyprus_BirdLifeCyprus_1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Griffon-Vultures-from-Spain-to-Cyprus_BirdLifeCyprus_1-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Griffon-Vultures-from-Spain-to-Cyprus_BirdLifeCyprus_1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Griffon Vultures from Spain arriving in Cyprus ahead of their release \u00a9 BirdLife Cyprus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/projects\/life-with-vultures\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIFE with Vultures<\/a> project began, focusing not just on restocking birds from Spain but also on tackling the root problems: poison, food scarcity, and power line collisions. Thanks to these efforts, the species has so far been saved from complete extinction on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A global model for conservation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Extremadura is proving that conservation works best when it\u2019s collaborative. The region isn\u2019t just protecting its own wildlife; it\u2019s actively restoring species across Europe. For us at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF)<\/a>, working with the Junta de Extremadura has been key in bringing vultures back from the brink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For vultures \u2014 and for conservationists \u2014 Extremadura is nothing short of a saviour.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"718\" data-id=\"34345\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logotipo_de_la_Junta_de_Extremadura.svg.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logotipo_de_la_Junta_de_Extremadura.svg.png 960w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logotipo_de_la_Junta_de_Extremadura.svg-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logotipo_de_la_Junta_de_Extremadura.svg-768x574.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Logotipo_de_la_Junta_de_Extremadura.svg-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"394\" height=\"195\" data-id=\"4298\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AMUS-logo-394x195-1.png\" alt=\"AMUS logo\" class=\"wp-image-4298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AMUS-logo-394x195-1.png 394w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/AMUS-logo-394x195-1-300x148.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vultures are struggling in many parts of the world, but in Europe, they have been making a comeback \u2014 and it\u2019s thanks in large part to one place: Extremadura. This Spanish region has become a kind of \u201cvulture utopia,\u201d helping species that once disappeared from whole countries find their way back. 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