{"id":14581,"date":"2020-10-07T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=14581"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:47:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:47:08","slug":"pyrenean-bearded-vulture-rescued-three-times-and-unable-to-return-to-the-wild-becomes-part-of-the-captive-breeding-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/pyrenean-bearded-vulture-rescued-three-times-and-unable-to-return-to-the-wild-becomes-part-of-the-captive-breeding-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyrenean Bearded Vulture rescued three times and unable to return to the wild becomes part of the captive-breeding programme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Bearded Vulture in his new home (c) VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A Bearded Vulture that hatched in Navarra in the Spanish Pyrenees last year had a troublesome start at life. It had to be rescued three times, suffering from different health issues each time. Now, the bird has a new mission in life! The vulture became part of the Bearded Vulture Captive-Breeding Network, coordinated by the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF) on behalf of EAZA’s EEP, which breeds the species in captivity to support reintroduction or restocking project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rescuing and rehabilitating the Bearded Vulture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navarran Bearded Vulture hatched in 2019 but as a chick fell from the nest into a body of water. Thankfully, the fall was not fatal, and he was rescued in time. The vulture entered the recovery centre of Gobierno de Navarre<\/a> for rehabilitation. It seemed that the fall injured his leg and caused the loss of several tail feathers. Now the feathers, especially the two central feathers from the tail are not growing correctly, in a vertical orientation, which is not suitable for flying. When he grew new feathers, however, they decided to release him later in the autumn of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After spending two to three weeks in the wild, they found him again in the Spanish Pyrenees, this time suffering from hypothermia. He spent the entire winter in the same recovery centre, and in the beginning of May 2020, they rereleased him. Just a couple of weeks later, on 14 May, they found the bird weak in the French Pyrenees National Park. They easily caught the bird and transferred it to\u00a0Hegalaldia – Centre de soins pour animaux sauvages<\/a>\u00a0in France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n