The Critical Area (CA) managers are a network of FCQ volunteers who collaborate in the conservation of the bearded vulture through the monitoring, identification and communication of threats that may occur in the CAs.
The Bearded Vulture became extinct in the Picos de Europa in the mid-20th century, with the last reproduction data dating back to the 1960s. The main objective of this project was to create the necessary environmental conditions for the permanent establishment of the Bearded Vulture specimens present in the mountainous environment of the Picos de Europa.
The Foundation for the Conservation of the Bearded Vulture (FCQ) and the Aragonese Association of Pyrenean Breed Cattle Breeders (ASAPI), join forces with the support of the Aínsa Town Council, owner of the municipal slaughterhouse, the University of Zaragoza and the Sobrarbe Businessmen Association to encourage the consumption of Pyrenean Breed meat km 0, born, raised and slaughtered in Sobrarbe itself, thus facilitating contributions to the necrophagous bird feeder managed by the FCQ in Aínsa and closing a circle of development and sustainability that encompasses livestock farming, catering and environmental conservation.
The Pilot Project "Innovation and sustainable development through the recovery of endangered species", financed by the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs within the framework of the National Rural Network, is presented as a work initiative that aims to activate innovative mechanisms of social promotion capable of promoting sustainable rural development initiatives linked to the conservation of endangered species. The main objective of this project was to create the necessary environmental conditions for the permanent establishment of the Bearded Vulture specimens present in the mountainous environment of the Picos de Europa.
The Bearded Vulture became extinct in the Picos de Europa in the mid-20th century, with the last reproduction data dating back to the 1960s. The main objective of this project was to create the necessary environmental conditions for the permanent establishment of the Bearded Vulture specimens present in the mountainous environment of the Picos de Europa.
During 2016, FCQ technicians carried out work to develop part of the actions of the Quebrantahuesos Recovery Plan in Aragón and Life Red Quebrantahuesos.
During 2017 FCQ technicians will develop work for the development of part of the actions of the Bearded Vulture Recovery Plan in Aragon and Life Red Quebrantahuesos.
In all natural populations of birds of prey there are reproductive units whose productivity, understood as chicks flown/year, is zero or practically zero. In the case of the bearded vulture, the current recovery plans in the Pyrenean Mountains contemplate specific actions to avoid repeated events of reproductive failure. The Bearded Vulture Working Group (Ministry of the Environment) developed a management protocol for the extraction of bearded vulture specimens from the natural environment.
The FCQ has been carrying out uninterruptedly since 1995 the inventory and monitoring of the reproduction of the bearded vulture in Aragon, either with its own means and financing, or through Framework Collaboration Agreements and technical assistance with the Government of Aragon.
The FCQ promoted the implementation of a bearded vulture feeder in the Cañones and Sierra de Guara Natural Park (Vadiello-Huesca) in 2001, of a necrophagous bird feeder (griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, red kite and bearded vulture) in Aínsa-Sobrarbe (Huesca) in 2009 and a bearded vulture feeder in the Picos de Europa in Mirador de la Reina (Asturias) in 2015. Currently, the feeders in Aínsa and Mirador de the Queen.
Aragón Environment Award 2021
Biodiversity Conservation Award 2020 BBVA Foundation
Red Natura 2000 European Union Award (2020)
