{"id":13199,"date":"2020-02-27T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=13199"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:26:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:26:50","slug":"watch-what-it-takes-to-breed-a-bearded-vulture-in-captivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/watch-what-it-takes-to-breed-a-bearded-vulture-in-captivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch what it takes to breed a Bearded Vulture in captivity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(c) VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Captive breeding can play a vital role for conservation programmes of rare species, and in the case of the Bearded Vulture<\/a>, it is a critical component to reintroduce or restock their populations in the wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) has produced a film showcasing the efforts it takes to breed a Bearded Vulture chick in captivity. The specific chick, BG1055, hatched at Vallcalent Specialised Breeding Centre and has a very interesting story behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Breeding BG1055<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(c) VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

To breed Bearded Vulture chick BG1055, the VCF started\u00a0getting ready for the breeding season months ago. It involved preparing its future foster parent, Kazajo, who is actually a human imprinted male and mates with his human keeper. At the same time, the staff was also looking after the other breeding pairs of the centre, including Joseph (male) and M. Antoinette (female) who laid the clutch that became BG1055! The centre artificially incubates the eggs, and this involves taking a number of steps to aid the hatching process, including thermal shock, which is a protocol developed by the VCF. Once the chick hatches, it is looked after continually after the staff until it is ready to be adopted by its foster parent. Watch the video below and see all the details regarding breeding a chick in captivity \u2013 a very fascinating and informative story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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