{"id":39872,"date":"2025-03-21T13:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=39872"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:38","slug":"guadalentin-bearded-vulture-chicks-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/guadalentin-bearded-vulture-chicks-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the new Bearded Vulture chicks from Guadalent\u00edn captive-breeding centre\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2024-2025 Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)<\/a> breeding season is underway, and at Guadalent\u00edn Breeding Centre in Spain, four chicks have successfully hatched. While we are happy for these four precious chicks, the total number of chicks this season is notably lower than in previous years. This year ten eggs in total were laid of which four were infertile and six fertile.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reasons behind this reduced figure remain unclear, and interestingly, other breeding centres within the Bearded Vulture EEP (European Endangered Species Programme)<\/a> have also reported similar trends this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BG1262 –<\/strong> First chick of the season 2024-2025 at Guadalent\u00edn  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A closer look at this year\u2019s chicks <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Guadalent\u00edn, managed by the Junta de Andaluc\u00eda and coordinated by the Vulture Conservation Foundation within the EEP, remains one of the most important facilities for the conservation breeding of Bearded Vultures in Europe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s look at the four chicks of this season: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 25 February \u2013 The first chick of the season: BG1262<\/strong> 
    At precisely 00:10, the first chick of the 2024 season made its debut. Hatched from Salvia\u2019s egg (parents: Andaluc\u00eda x Salvia \u2013 BG391 x BG360), the chick required a bit of assistance to break out of its shell\u2014proving that even the best beginnings sometimes need a helping hand. Weighing in at a healthy 136.4 grams, the chick developed normally in the laboratory and, as you can see in the video below, wasted no time developing a strong appetite. The Guadalent\u00edn team\u2019s carefully prepared snacks were clearly appreciated\u2014enthusiastically and repeatedly! On 2 March, the chick was successfully adopted by its biological parents, who immediately began feeding it and displaying all the right parental instincts. A strong start to life, with promising signs for the future! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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