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Terra Natura welcomes today and thanks to the collaboration of the City of Murcia four griffon vultures that come from the Wildlife Recovery Center of El Valle, an entity dependent on the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment of the Autonomous Community.
The four specimens have irretrievable lesions on the wings that prevent them from flying, so, in order to guarantee their survival, they require an adapted space and specific cares that they will find in the animal park.
Specifically, they will be located within the aviary, a space of more than 8,000 square meters where they will coincide with four other griffon vultures that inhabit Terra Natura since 2007 and will have the possibility to interact with more than 20 species such as storks white, marabou, crowned cranes or martinetes.
The Councilor for Modernization of Administration, Urban Quality and Participation, José Guillén, the Councilor for Sports and Health, Felipe Coello, the General Director of the Natural Environment, Consuelo Rosauro, and the Director of Terra Natura, Gustavo Martínez, were present at the time of arrival of the animals, which will be in quarantine for two weeks under the supervision of a veterinary team before their full integration into the park.
The collaboration between Terra Natura Murcia and the Wildlife Recovery Center of El Valle has been constant for years, which has allowed them to share experiences and projects of environmental education and protection of endangered species.
The Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) is one of the largest raptors that can be found in mountainous areas of the Iberian Peninsula, surpassing even the golden eagle.
It can reach 10 kilograms in weight and is notable for having ocher or canelo feathers on most of the body, which turn dark brown or black on the tail and white around the neck, this being the reason for its name .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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