{"id":14432,"date":"2020-09-09T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=14432"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:47:09","slug":"is-cinereous-vulture-carrascalinho-a-real-madrid-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/is-cinereous-vulture-carrascalinho-a-real-madrid-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cinereous Vulture Carrascalinho a Real Madrid fan?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cinereous Vulture Carrascalinho (c) Jo\u00e3o Tom\u00e1s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Do you remember the Cinereous Vulture<\/a> Carrascalinho? Well, he was responsible for bringing together conservationists, authorities and stakeholders from the energy sector in aid of vulture conservation. Last summer, he was flying in the face of danger, soaring between wind turbines in Northwest Spain. To prevent a possible collision that could lead to severe injury or death, we managed, together with our Spanish partners, to shut down the turbines temporarily<\/a>. Once again, thanks to the GPS tag on his back, we noticed that the young vulture is undertaking new adventures, recently visiting the stadium of Real Madrid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carrascalinho’s story  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The juvenile Cinereous Vulture was recovered in the Porto area and re-released in the\u00a0LIFE Rupis<\/a>\u00a0project area in January 2019. Ahead of his release, the bird was equipped by\u00a0Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Transum\u00e2ncia e Natureza (ATN)<\/a>\u00a0with a GPS transmitter, provided by the\u00a0Vulture Conservation Foundation<\/a>\u00a0and funded by the\u00a0MAVA Foundation<\/a>, to monitor his movements. Since then, the bird has moved extensively in northern Spain, even travelling as far as Bilbao! Last summer, the bird was attracted to the Serro do Cando in Galicia Autonomous Region, apparently due to an abundance of carrion, and this is when he was moving hazardously close to the wind turbines. Since then, the VCF continued to monitor his movements closely to ensure his safety. He has traversed a large area across central Spain, spending the most time in Extremadura and Salamanca regions, but also briefly visited the same wind farm in Galicia that it frequented last year. A couple of days ago, he flew over the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carrascalinho’s movements between January to September 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Carrascalinho visiting Real Madrid’s stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The young Carrascalinho recently soared above Madrid. He approached the Spanish capital from the south, after spending a few days foraging in the Dehesas south of Madrid, and passed on top of the Retiro Park and of Atocha \u2013 one of the busiest crosses in Madrid. He then followed the famous Paseo de la Castellana, flying above Real Madrid’s Estadio Santiago Bernab\u00e9u at a height above ground level of 900 metres, before continuing north towards El Pardo and the Sierra Madrile\u00f1a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n