El Programa de conservació del voltor negre Aegypius monachus a Mallorca al 2002

A.O.B. 17 (2002): 59-69.

Summary:

The Black Vulture Aegypius monachus Conservation Program on Majorca in 2002. The Black Vulture Aegypius monachus population of Majorca was on the edge of extinction at the beginning of the 80ies, when less than 20 birds were left. Since trien, successive Recovery and Conservation Programs have been carried out by the Autonomous Community of the Balearic Islands, in collaboration with the Black Vulture Conservation Foundation (BVCF). In 2002, the population census was about 91 (+/- 15) Black Vultures and 10 pairs started reproducing, 6 laid an egg, 5 nestlings hatched and 4 of them fledged. The recovery of the population has been achieved by means of several conservation management techniques, such as restocking with nestlings born in captivity and birds proceeding from Spanish recovery centres, monitoring, nest guarding, maintaining feeding places, a campaign against the illegal use of poison as well as information and education activities.
The worlds last surviving island population continuously increases and
is estimated to find once its limiting factor in the food availability. Successful management techniques are applied by the BVCF in the following Black Vulture Conservation Programs as the Reintroduction Project in France and the Action.

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