{"id":40826,"date":"2025-10-02T18:37:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=40826"},"modified":"2025-10-06T19:02:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:02:24","slug":"pousio-gunshot-cinereous-vulture-survived-and-is-back-in-the-skies-of-serra-do-mendro-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/pousio-gunshot-cinereous-vulture-survived-and-is-back-in-the-skies-of-serra-do-mendro-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pousio: gunshot Cinereous Vulture survived and is back in the skies of Serra do Mendro, Portugal\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A long recovery required three rehabilitation centres and several veterinary interventions&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"After getting shot, Pousio returns to the wild.\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/23DEfhTEKo4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Firstborn vulture&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pousio <\/em>is the first known offspring of the most recent Cinereous Vulture (<em>Aegypius monachus<\/em>) colony in Portugal, <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/new-cinereous-vulture-breeding-colony-discovered-in-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discovered in June 2024<\/a> at Herdade do Monte da Ribeira (HMR), in Vidigueira, Southern Portugal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 19 July of that year, it was ringed, fitted with a <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/life-aegypius-return-reaches-milestone-of-50-cinereous-vultures-fitted-with-gps-gsm-transmitters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GPS\/GSM transmitter<\/a>, and biological samples were taken. Blood analysis revealed it to be a young male, who was then named <em>Pousio<\/em>. Remote monitoring showed that he started flying on 4 September, remaining strongly <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/reinforced-monitoring-for-the-newest-cinereous-vulture-colony-in-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">faithful<\/a> to the territory of his home colony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, his days of freedom were tragically cut short.&nbsp;<\/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 fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"40827\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Tagging of Pousio, on 19\/07\/2024. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN \" class=\"wp-image-40827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tagging of Pousio, on 19\/07\/2024. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"40828\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"Tagging of Pousio, on 19\/07\/2024. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN \" class=\"wp-image-40828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-18x10.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tagging of Pousio, on 19\/07\/2024. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gunshot victim&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On 31 January 2025, HRM employees found <em>Pousio <\/em>on the ground, prostrate and behaving strangely. They immediately contacted the ICNF (Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests), which promptly collected the bird and delivered it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/informacoeseservicos.lisboa.pt\/contactos\/diretorio-da-cidade\/cras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LxCRAS<\/a> (Lisbon Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The veterinary assessment and examinations, including X-rays, left no doubt:&nbsp; <em>Pousio <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/shooting-threatens-the-recovery-of-the-cinereous-vulture-in-portugal-three-recently-shot-birds-spark-unified-condemnation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">had been shot<\/a> in the back while perched on a treetop. A detailed analysis of the movements recorded by the GPS\/GSM transmitter showed that the shot was likely fired in the early hours of Sunday 26 January.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of pellets found confirmed both the intentionality and the proximity of the shot: 16 pellets and fragments in one leg, six in the other, and another lodged in the pectoral muscle \u2013 an act that sparked <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/shooting-threatens-the-recovery-of-the-cinereous-vulture-in-portugal-three-recently-shot-birds-spark-unified-condemnation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outrage and condemnation<\/a> among authorities and organisations linked to nature conservation and hunting. The injuries required several veterinary interventions, including surgery for the permanent removal of a claw.&nbsp;<\/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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"787\" data-id=\"40829\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1024x787.jpeg\" alt=\"Cinereous Vulture Pousio, gunshot victim, lying prostrate \u00a9HMR\" class=\"wp-image-40829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-1024x787.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-768x591.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3.jpeg 1368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cinereous Vulture Pousio, gunshot victim, lying prostrate \u00a9HMR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" data-id=\"40830\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-1024x811.jpg\" alt=\"X-ray showing pellets in the legs. \u00a9 LxCRAS \" class=\"wp-image-40830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-1536x1216.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4-15x12.jpg 15w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/4.jpg 1818w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">X-ray showing pellets in the legs. \u00a9 LxCRAS <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A long and painful recovery&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite all the care provided by the LxCRAS team, <em>Pousio <\/em>continued to suffer from problems in the joint of the most affected leg and required a new intervention, which demanded additional technical resources. The Portuguese network of Wildlife Rehabilitation Centres was then activated, and it was decided to transfer <em>Pousio<\/em> to the Veterinary Hospital of the University of Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes and Alto Douro<em> <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crashvutad\/?locale=pt_PT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRAS HV-UTAD<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the new intervention and the respective recovery period, <em>Pousio <\/em>was transferred to <a href=\"https:\/\/ciara-baixosabor.pt\/sobre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CIARA<\/a>, where he completed his flight training and an early moult. Finally, after eight long months, <em>Pousio<\/em> was fully rehabilitated and ready to return to his natal colony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 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=\"601\" data-id=\"40831\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-1024x601.jpg\" alt=\"Injuries to the legs of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio. \u00a9LxCRAS \" class=\"wp-image-40831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-1536x901.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-2048x1201.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Injuries to the legs of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio. \u00a9LxCRAS <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" data-id=\"40832\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-1024x632.jpg\" alt=\"Injuries to the legs of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio. \u00a9LxCRAS \" class=\"wp-image-40832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-1536x948.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-2048x1264.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/6-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Injuries to the legs of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio. \u00a9LxCRAS <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An emotional return to freedom&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pousio<\/em>\u2019s recovery, and the tremendous effort dedicated to his rehabilitation, were celebrated in an awareness-raising event held at HMR, which brought together around 40 participants. During the session, the <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/life-aegypius-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIFE Aegypius Return<\/a> project was presented and <em>PousioI<\/em>\u2019s brave<em> <\/em>journey was shared. The process of discovering the Serra do Mendro colony \u2013 which now extends to the municipalities of Vidigueira and Portel \u2013 was also explained, as were the <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/reinforced-monitoring-for-the-newest-cinereous-vulture-colony-in-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">monitoring<\/a> efforts made by the LPN (League for the Protection of Nature), with the support of the ICNF. The event further highlighted the <a href=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/strategic-cinereous-vulture-colony-in-southern-portugal-under-serious-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threats facing this colony<\/a>, especially due to the expansion of renewable energy projects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 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=\"608\" data-id=\"40834\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-1024x608.jpeg\" alt=\"Awareness-raising event at Herdade do Monte da Ribeira. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN \" class=\"wp-image-40834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-1024x608.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-768x456.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-1536x912.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-2048x1215.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/8-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Awareness-raising event at Herdade do Monte da Ribeira. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"553\" data-id=\"40833\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-1024x553.jpeg\" alt=\"Awareness-raising event at Herdade do Monte da Ribeira. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN \" class=\"wp-image-40833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-1024x553.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-768x415.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-1536x830.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-2048x1106.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/7-18x10.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Awareness-raising event at Herdade do Monte da Ribeira. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pousio <\/em>was then released. After some hesitation, he thrilled those present with a graceful inaugural flight. That same day it flew all over the Serra do Mendro, rediscovering his &#8220;home&#8221;, to which he has since remained faithful.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 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=\"714\" data-id=\"40835\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-1024x714.jpeg\" alt=\"Release of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio back into the wild. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN \" class=\"wp-image-40835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-1024x714.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-768x535.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-1536x1071.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-2048x1428.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Release of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio back into the wild. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"40836\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Release of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio back into the wild. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN \" class=\"wp-image-40836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Release of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio back into the wild. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"40837\" src=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Release of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio back into the wild. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN \" class=\"wp-image-40837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/11-16x12.jpeg 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Release of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio back into the wild. \u00a9Eduardo Santos\/LPN <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The release was followed by a demonstration of a preventive patrol carried out by the Canine Intervention Group of the National Republican Guard (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GNR.K9.GIC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GIC\/GNR<\/a>), as part of their anti-poisoning work.&nbsp;<\/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-6 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=\"576\" data-id=\"40838\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstration by the Canine Intervention Group of the GNR. \u00a9VCF\" class=\"wp-image-40838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/12-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Demonstration by the Canine Intervention Group of the GNR. \u00a9VCF <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event ended with a tasting of regional products \u2013 all produced in areas hosting Cinereous Vulture colonies \u2013 including HMR&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/pousiohmr.pt\/pt\/sustentabilidade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">olive oils and wines.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/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=\"612\" src=\"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mapa-1024x612.png\" alt=\"Movements of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio on his first day back in the wild. \" class=\"wp-image-40841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mapa-1024x612.png 1024w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mapa-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mapa-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mapa-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/4vultures.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mapa.png 1383w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Movements of the Cinereous Vulture Pousio on his first day back in the wild. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acknowledgements&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The recovery of the Pousio was only possible thanks to the dedication of many people and organisations. From HMR in the detection and alert, to ICNF in the rescue and transport, to the teams of the rehabilitation centres LxCRAS, CRAS HV-UTAD and CIARA, tireless in the care provided to <em>Pousio<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The partners of the LIFE Aegypius Return project wish to thank HMR for all the support given in monitoring and protecting the Cinereous Vulture in the region, as well as for the hospitality in hosting the celebratory event. 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