{"id":39918,"date":"2025-04-01T14:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T11:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=39918"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:46:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:46:38","slug":"first-successful-bearded-vulture-hatching-at-zoobotanico-jerez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/first-successful-bearded-vulture-hatching-at-zoobotanico-jerez\/","title":{"rendered":"First successful Bearded Vulture hatching at Zoobot\u00e1nico Jerez"},"content":{"rendered":"

The decades of hard work has finally paid off! On 14 March 2025, a historic event took place at the Centro de Conservaci\u00f3n de la Biodiversidad \u2013 Zoobot\u00e1nico Jerez in Spain : the birth of the first-ever Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus Barbatus)<\/em><\/a> chick in the zoo\u2019s history.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team at Zoobot\u00e1nico Jerez began their involvement with Bearded Vulture conservation back in 1998, when the centre joined the Bearded Vulture EEP programme<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, although various pairs have been housed at the zoo, no successful reproduction has occurred \u2014 until now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Zoobotanico Jerez\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A carefully selected breeding pair <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The parents of this chick are a pair of Bearded Vultures originating from Bearded Vulture Captive Breeding Centre Guadalent\u00edn<\/a>. The male hatched in 2015 and the female in 2011. The pair was selected by Bearded Vulture EEP Coordinator Alex Llopis Dell and arrived at Zoobot\u00e1nico de Jerez in April 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, the pair showed promising behaviour and laid their first egg on 19 February 2024. However, the egg was unfortunately infertile. This season, after observing multiple successful copulations in December, another egg was laid on 20 January 2025 \u2014 and has now resulted in a healthy chick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Close monitoring and early development <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since hatching the chick has been monitored by the zoo\u2019s technical staff, with regular weighing and health checks to ensure proper development. A camera has also been installed near the nest to allow for detailed observation without disturbing the parents. Encouragingly, both parents are caring for and feeding the chick normally. Just five days after hatching, the chick had already reached a weight of 200 grams \u2014 a strong and hopeful sign for its continued growth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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