Cinereous Vulture colony consolidates in the Pyrenees with twelve new individuals in 2025

Breeding success in the Boumort Reserve reaches record figures, strengthening the presence of this scavenger species.

Generic image of a cinereous vulture in a mountain environment in the Pyrenees.
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Generic image of a cinereous vulture in a mountain environment in the Pyrenees.

The Cinereous Vulture population in the Boumort National Hunting Reserve, located between Alt Urgell and Pallars, concluded 2025 with a historic growth of twelve new individuals.

According to data from the Trenca Foundation, the year 2025 ended with a total of 66 resident specimens. Out of 19 breeding pairs, 13 chicks were born, and 12 successfully fledged. This represents a 71% flight rate, significantly higher than the average recorded over the last fifteen years in the Pyrenees.
The conservation strategy, supported by Endesa, relies on a network of Supplementary Feeding Points (PAS). These sites, located in areas such as Montferrer i Castellbò, provided over 15,000 kilograms of carrion. This initiative also contributed to a reduction of 4,301 kg of CO2 emissions by decreasing the need for animal carcass incineration.
The colony now mainly consists of locally-born individuals (44 specimens). The project aims to create a biological corridor connecting Iberian and Central European populations to ensure the genetic diversity of the Aegypius monachus, a species that was absent from these mountains for nearly two centuries.