{"id":12277,"date":"2019-09-03T17:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T14:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=12277"},"modified":"2021-05-13T12:09:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:09:11","slug":"record-of-griffon-vultures-breeding-in-the-eastern-alps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/record-of-griffon-vultures-breeding-in-the-eastern-alps\/","title":{"rendered":"Record of Griffon Vultures breeding in the Eastern Alps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Griffon Vulture in flight (c) Oliver Burton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Griffon Vulture population is booming in the eastern Alps thanks to the conservation actions by the project ‘Progetto Grifone’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Record number of birds <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conservation project ‘Progetto Grifone’ in the Eastern Alps, implemented in the Regional Nature Reserve of the Cornino Lake (NE Italy), boosted the Griffon Vulture population in the area! The project allowed the return of this species as a breeder and the increase in the number of Griffon Vultures summering in the Eastern Alps, with a significant rise in the number of birds in Austria and Slovenia and regular interactions with the neighbouring Croatian colonies. At least 200 Griffons are permanently present in the area, and they increase considerably during the summer with up to over 400 individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The feeding point is supplied with 55 tons of carcasses per year, in particular, with pigs and wild ungulates run over on the roads. The area is located at the northern limit of the historical breeding range of the species, with critical climatic conditions and limited food resources, particularly in the autumn and wintertime. The monitoring of the breeding pairs is not easy, considering the few financial and human resources available and the abundance of potential nesting sites in a vast area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monitoring results<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n