{"id":40421,"date":"2025-07-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/?p=40421"},"modified":"2025-07-13T20:18:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T17:18:45","slug":"ruppells-vulture-found-dead-in-southern-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4vultures.org\/pt\/blog\/ruppells-vulture-found-dead-in-southern-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Grifo-de-R\u00fcppell encontrado morto no Alentejo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

A R\u00fcppell\u2019s vulture (Gyps rueppelli<\/em>A ave, de uma esp\u00e9cie africana relativamente rara em Portugal, tinha atravessado o Estreito de Gibraltar a 12 de junho. \n\n\nUm grifo-de-R\u00fcppell (Gyps rueppelli) foi recentemente encontrado morto perto de Beja. As circunst\u00e2ncias est\u00e3o ainda a ser investigadas. A ave estava a ser monitorizada pelo GREFA, no \u00e2mbito de projetos de conserva\u00e7\u00e3o em curso, e a sua morte desencadeou uma resposta internacional coordenada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Grifo-de-R\u00fcppell encontrado morto no Alentejo. \u00a9GNR <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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O incidente <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

O alerta foi dado na tarde do dia 2 de julho, pelos t\u00e9cnicos do GREFA (Grupo de Rehabilitaci\u00f3n de la Fauna Aut\u00f3ctona y su H\u00e1bitat)<\/a>: o emissor GPS\/GSM colocado a um grifo-de-R\u00fcppell (Gyps rueppelli) indicava que o abutre poderia estar morto ou que o emissor tinha ca\u00eddo.Gyps rueppelli<\/em>A \u00faltima localiza\u00e7\u00e3o registada era perto de Beja, o que levou a equipa espanhola a contactar o projeto LIFE Aegypius Return<\/a> para obter ajuda.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A GNR (Guarda Nacional Republicana), parceira do projeto LIFE Aegypius Return<\/a>, foi imediatamente informada e o N\u00facleo de Prote\u00e7\u00e3o Ambiental (NPA) de Beja prontamente organizou buscas no terreno, na esperan\u00e7a de recuperar apenas um emissor perdido. Esperando o melhor, mas preparando-se para o pior, o Grupo de Interven\u00e7\u00e3o Cinot\u00e9cnico (GIC) para dete\u00e7\u00e3o de venenos foi tamb\u00e9m mobilizado.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Na manh\u00e3 do dia seguinte, 3 de julho, uma patrulha do NPA de Beja localizou o abutre, que infelizmente estava morto. O cad\u00e1ver foi recolhido seguindo o Protocolo Ant\u00eddoto \u2013 o procedimento formal que garante a recolha e o processamento adequados das provas, em casos de suspeita de envenenamento. Foi transportado para o Hospital Veterin\u00e1rio da Universidade de \u00c9vora, institui\u00e7\u00e3o de refer\u00eancia para realiza\u00e7\u00e3o de necr\u00f3psias e an\u00e1lises forenses na regi\u00e3o. As patrulhas caninas do GIC\/GNR perscrutaram a \u00e1rea onde o abutre foi encontrado e todos os locais que a ave tinha visitado nos dias anteriores. Durante as buscas, foram encontrados dois gaios (Garrulus glandarius) mortos, o que aumenta as suspeitas de se tratar de um caso de envenenamento. Estas aves ser\u00e3o analisadas juntamente com o abutre para se investigar a causa da morte.Garrulus glandarius<\/em>mortos, o que aumenta as suspeitas de se tratar de um caso de envenenamento. Estas aves ser\u00e3o analisadas juntamente com o abutre para se investigar a causa da morte. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recolha e processamento de provas seguindo o Protocolo Ant\u00eddoto. \u00a9GNR <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Viagem interrompida <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The R\u00fcppell\u2019s vulture was tagged by Rachid El Khamlichi, from the\u00a0Jbel Moussa<\/a>\u00a0Raptor Rehabilitation Centre, in cooperation with\u00a0GREFA<\/a>, in northern Morocco on May 2, 2025. On June 12, it crossed the Strait of Gibraltar, moving towards Europe. Flying north, it passed through Andalusia and arrived near M\u00e9rida in Extremadura (Spain) where it stayed for about a week.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No dia 28 de junho, entrou em Portugal, sobrevoando Serpa e Beja. Os dados do emissor GPS\/GSM evidenciavam um comportamento normal. No entanto, no dia 29 de junho, come\u00e7ou a mostrar padr\u00f5es de movimento invulgares \u2013 voando dist\u00e2ncias curtas e mudando de local de repouso num raio de um quil\u00f3metro. A ave morreu na manh\u00e3 de 30 de junho, a apenas 60 metros da \u00e1rvore onde tinha pernoitado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A viagem do grifo-de-R\u00fcppell desde a sua marca\u00e7\u00e3o a 2 de maio de 2025. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Coopera\u00e7\u00e3o transfronteiri\u00e7a para a conserva\u00e7\u00e3o <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

O grifo-de-R\u00fcppell \u00e9 uma esp\u00e9cie de abutre africana. A n\u00edvel global, est\u00e1 classificada como Criticamente em Perigo (IUCN\u2019s Red List of Threatened Species)<\/a> , mas vai sendo cada vez mais comum na Europa. Apesar do r\u00e1pido decl\u00ednio na sua \u00e1rea de distribui\u00e7\u00e3o nativa em \u00c1frica, o n\u00famero de grifos-de-R\u00fcppell na Europa est\u00e1 a aumentar, especialmente em Espanha e Portugal. Esta tend\u00eancia crescente levou a regi\u00e3o de Andaluzia a acrescentar a esp\u00e9cie \u00e0 sua lista de abutres, tornando o grifo-de-R\u00fcppell a quinta esp\u00e9cie de abutres da Europa.th<\/sup> vulture species<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Todos os anos, uma m\u00e9dia de 70 jovens grifos-de-R\u00fcppell seguem os seus parentes pr\u00f3ximos, os grifos Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus<\/em>)<\/a> na sua migra\u00e7\u00e3o das zonas de invernada em \u00c1frica para a Europa. V\u00e1rias aves, como a que morreu recentemente no Alentejo, integram um programa internacional de monitoriza\u00e7\u00e3o da esp\u00e9cie na Europa. O Grupo de Trabalho para o grifo-de-R\u00fcppell, envolve as entidades Junta de Andaluzia,<\/a>, IUCN-MED<\/a>, GREFA<\/a>, Fundacion Migres<\/a>, Association Marocaine pour la Protection des Rapaces AMPR<\/a>, Wildlife-lab Estaci\u00f3n Biol\u00f3gica de Do\u00f1ana<\/a>, the Vulture Conservation Foundation<\/a>  e SEO BirdLife<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A investiga\u00e7\u00e3o sobre a morte do grifo-de-R\u00fcppell no distrito de Beja ainda est\u00e1 em curso e ser\u00e1 coordenada entre as autoridades portuguesas e espanholas. Este caso prova mais uma vez a import\u00e2ncia da colabora\u00e7\u00e3o internacional na conserva\u00e7\u00e3o dos abutres. Os resultados da investiga\u00e7\u00e3o contribuir\u00e3o para se compreender melhor as amea\u00e7as que esta esp\u00e9cie rec\u00e9m-chegada \u00e0 Europa enfrenta e como podemos contribuir ativamente para a sua sobreviv\u00eancia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About LIFE Aegypius Return<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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O projeto LIFE Aegypius Return \u00e9 cofinanciado pelo programa LIFE da Uni\u00e3o Europeia.<\/a>O seu sucesso depende do envolvimento de todos os stakeholders relevantes, e da colabora\u00e7\u00e3o dos parceiros: a stakeholders<\/em>, and the collaboration of the partners: the Vulture Conservation Foundation (VCF)<\/a>benefici\u00e1rio coordenador, e os parceiros locais Palombar \u2013 Conserva\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza e do Patrim\u00f3nio Rural<\/a>, Herdade da Contenda<\/a>, Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves<\/a>, Liga para a Protec\u00e7\u00e3o da Natureza<\/a>, Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Transum\u00e2ncia e Natureza<\/a>, Fundaci\u00f3n Naturaleza y Hombre<\/a>, Guarda Nacional Republicana<\/a> e Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Nacional de Propriet\u00e1rios Rurais Gest\u00e3o Cineg\u00e9tica e Biodiversidade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A R\u00fcppell\u2019s vulture (Gyps rueppelli) was recently found dead near Beja, in southern Portugal. The circumstances are still under investigation. The bird was being monitored by GREFA as part of ongoing conservation efforts, and its death has triggered a coordinated international response.  The incident  The alert was first raised on the afternoon of Wednesday, July […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":40418,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[396,167,59,222,143],"class_list":["post-40421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-2025-07","tag-lifeaegypiusreturn","tag-monitoring","tag-portugal","tag-ruppellsvulture"],"yoast_head":"\nR\u00fcppell\u2019s Vulture found dead in Southern Portugal\u00a0 - Vulture Conservation Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A R\u00fcppell\u2019s vulture, monitored by GREFA, was found dead in southern Portugal. 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