Cantabria confirms the presence of its second breeding pair of lammergeyers.
Both specimens were orphans and have been bred by the Foundation for the Conservation of the Bearded Vulture. Cantabria has its second breeding pair of Bearded Vulture. The return of this species to Liébana is a milestone that, in the opinion of the Foundation for the Conservation of the Bearded Vulture, is a guarantee of its work for the recovery, but also of a suitable environment for these animals. These are two specimens, called Biziele and Niebla, which are added to the first pair detected in La Hermida. This was stated by the president of the Foundation, Gerardo Báguena, to Onda Cero Cantabria, where he said that these are two orphans and that they were raised and reintroduced by them: both Biezele and Niebla are orphans of father and mother. They were raised from a very young age in an isolation program. They weighed only 120 grams. This allowed them to carry out a behavioral study during their growth, but also now during their reproduction. Bágunea adds that they are “on the right track”.
More than 100 years later
Báguena explains that now there are environmental conditions that allow the bearded vulture can live properly in Picos de Europa, which already has two pairs with which, hopes the president of the Foundation, Gerardo Báguena, lay the foundations for their recovery. In this way, according to Gerardo Báguena, the national park is positioned as one of the few at European level where bears, large birds of prey and bearded vultures can coexist. The fact that a “demanding” species is returning to the Picos de Europa environment indicates that the landscape is “extraordinary” and that they still have enough food to sustain themselves.
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