{"id":40342,"date":"2025-06-24T21:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=40342"},"modified":"2025-06-24T21:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:05:05","slug":"bearded-vultures-jaen-granada-and-acosta-released-into-the-wild-in-andalusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/bearded-vultures-jaen-granada-and-acosta-released-into-the-wild-in-andalusia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bearded Vultures \u201cJa\u00e9n\u201d, \u201cGranada\u201d and \u201cAcosta\u201d released into the wild in Andalusia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 Bearded Vulture (Gypeatus Barbatus)<\/em><\/a> reintroduction season in Andalusia came to a soaring finale on Monday, June 23, as \u201cAcosta\u201d stepped into the wild for the very first time. The release took place in the Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas Natural Park, in the presence of Catalina Garc\u00eda, Minister of Sustainability and Environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acosta was the last to join this season\u2019s adventurous trio, following Ja\u00e9n and Granada, who took their own bold first steps into the wild just ten days earlier, on June 13, at the same location. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The release of Bearded Vulture Acosta on June 23, 2025 \u00a9 Junta de Andaluc\u00eda\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In a different location, at the Sierra Nevada National Park, Poqueira, Polarda, and Aznait\u00edn had already been released in the beginning of June<\/a>. That makes Acosta the sixth and final vulture released this June in Andalusia\u2014a fitting crescendo to a season full of promise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebrating 10 new chicks in Andalusia <\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This season has seen significant progress for the species, with ten Bearded Vulture chicks hatching in Andalusia\u2014six in the wild and four in captivity. This marks a notable achievement for the region\u2019s long-term conservation efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rising number of wild births is no coincidence\u2014it\u2019s the result of years of habitat protection, focused monitoring, and other conservation efforts, which helps captive-bred birds ease into life in the wild to develop their wild instincts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet Granada and Ja\u00e9n  <\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hatched in the Pyrenees in early March 2025, Ja\u00e9n<\/em> e Granada<\/em> made their way south as tiny nestlings, thanks to the generosity of the Government of Arag\u00f3n and the Fundaci\u00f3n para la Conservaci\u00f3n del Quebrantahuesos (FCQ). By the time they reached Guadalent\u00edn, they were just about 10 days old. There, they were raised carefully until their release on June 13.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See from the video below how Jaen and Granada were transported to the release site and started their life in the wild. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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