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Date Published: 16/11/2021

ARCHIVED - Black vulture released into the wild in Sierra de Mojantes

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The impressive raptor has undergone rehabilitation treatment at the Wildlife Recovery Centre in El Valle

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Black vulture released into the wild in Sierra de Mojantes

A black vulture has been re-released into the wild in Sierra de Mojantes in Caravaca de la Cruz this week after receiving treatment at the Wildlife Recovery Centre in El Valle.

In the last five years, 112 griffon vultures and six black vultures have been admitted to the El Valle facilities. With regards to the latter species, sadly two have since died, whilst two of the surviving four have now been released, according to the Regional Minister for Water, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and the Environment, Antonio Luengo.

â€œThe black vulture has reproduced for the third consecutive year in the pine forests of the Sierra del Gigante, Pericay and Almirez, a remarkable fact considering that this species had been extinct in the Region of Murcia since the beginning of the 20th century,â€ he said.

A bird management point has now been installed in the Sierra de Mojantes, from where a specialised bird catcher will mark and monitor species to obtain important information about their movements.

Following an increase in raptors and birds of prey in the region, a decree was approved in September 2019 regulating the feeding of certain species of wild fauna with animal by-products not intended for humanÂ consumption from livestock farms in protected areas.

There are currently 33 authorised livestock farms in the municipalities of Lorca, Caravaca de la Cruz and Moratalla.

Image: Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia

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