{"id":36876,"date":"2024-01-25T12:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=36876"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:46","slug":"wild-bearded-vultures-in-corsica-building-the-nest-life-gyprescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/wild-bearded-vultures-in-corsica-building-the-nest-life-gyprescue\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Bearded Vultures in Corsica building the nest – LIFE GypRescue"},"content":{"rendered":"

How do Bearded Vultures build their nest in the wild? In the framework of the GypRescue LIFE project<\/a>, webcameras have been installed in wild nests in Corsica, to follow from close the breeding season and identify the main threats hindering reproductive success. A new YouTube channel<\/a> is now available for all vulture lovers…! Today, we share with you some moments of a lovely pair building their nest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Securing the Bearded Vulture population in Corsica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Corsica is home to an important Bearded Vulture population, one of the last surviving genetic pool of a former meta-population that included several islands and the Alps. However, the Corsican Bearded Vulture population has suffered a steep decline in the past 25 years. To secure the surviving population and its unique genetic pool, the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF), along with our partners in Corsica, Parc Naturel R\u00e9gional de Corse<\/a> (PNRC), and other international organisations, helped devise an emergency action plan to address the drastic decline of the species on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the LIFE GypRescue project, we are able to maximise our efforts. To strenghten the population, captive-bred juveniles are released on the island,<\/a> coming from the Bearded Vulture captive-breeding Network (Bearded Vulture EEP<\/a>), coordinated by us at the VCF. The project also includes securing the genetic pool, through egg collection and inclusion in the Bearded Vulture EEP. Local partners are also working to increase the efficiency of artificial feeding, securing dangerous power lines and raising awareness for the importance of safeguarding the species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Releasing Bearded Vulture Sulana in Corsica \u00a9 Martin Boone <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bearded Vulture release in Corsica, within the LIFE GypRescue, 2022 \u00a9 VCF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Wild Bearded Vultures in Corsica building the nest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In this video, from November 2023, you can see two adults preparing the nest with branches and wool. While the branches prevent the egg to roll off, the collected wool will give thermic comfort. It is delightful to also see how the pair is caring for each other, engaging in mutual allopreening. They use their beaks to groom and clean the feathers of another, strengthening their bond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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