{"id":5760,"date":"2018-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/blog\/meet-the-bearded-vultures-on-the-move-bg973\/"},"modified":"2018-09-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-25T00:00:00","slug":"meet-the-bearded-vultures-on-the-move-bg973","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/es\/blog\/meet-the-bearded-vultures-on-the-move-bg973\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet GypHelp BG 973 – a Bearded Vulture On The Move"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Born in the wild, at Bargy, French Alps, in 2017, this bird has had quite a lot of trouble in his young life so far.<\/p>\n

On 26\/07\/2018, the field team of the Asters Conservatory of Natural Areas of Haute-Savoie, responsible for the survey of bearded vulture breeding pairs in the area, was hoping to check if the chick had already fledged. They found the bird had left the nest, but was not able to fly.<\/p>\n

For a whole month, the survey team observed as the young bird stayed on the ground, not being able to fly, but still the adults continued to feed him and otherwise he was healthy.<\/p>\n

With no progress, the Asters team decided to intervene. The bird was captured and taken to the Tichodrome Recovery Centre, the largest wild animal care facility in Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region.<\/p>\n

At the centre it was determined that the young male has a feather abnormality, which is affecting its ability to fly. It is still not sure if this problem will disappear as the feathers moult to adult plumage, so he has to be kept in captivity for now.<\/p>\n