Central government and autonomous communities, including Asturias refused to support the final phase of the project to promote it. white tailed eagle in spain after the experimental release of several specimens of this great bird of prey. Immediate capture of specimens that have already been released were also requested.
Minister of Rural Affairs Alejandro Calvo confirmed to Efe the decision taken by the Wild Flora and Fauna Committee, which consists of representatives of the central government and autonomous regions. At a meeting last week, they decided to withdraw their support for this initiative.
The initiative promoted by the Grefa Association, in the first experimental phase, About twenty specimens of this bird from Norway have been released since last August At Ribadedeva’s Asturian council.
The largest of the species and extinct in the Iberian Peninsula since the 19th century, European eagles measure between 70 and 90 centimeters in length and 2 to 2.5 meters wingspan and is an sociable bird of its own kind, although they remain solitary or in pairs as adults.
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Reintroduction of this species Discomfort among several conservation organizations that have warned that its presence in the Principality is undocumented and that it is a predator of fish and waterfowl It’s like making love with a declining population.
The Ecoloxista d’Asturies Coordinator (CEA) has already expressed doubts about the emergence of this species that feeds on fish, birds and mammals, as this has not been the case until now. “There is no evidence that the European eagle is a species that breeds in Spain”.
The presence of a super predator such as an eagle in this environment for CEA It can cause serious problems for the conservation of endangered species of the fauna of Asturias, either due to competition with them or because of their direct predation.
The coordinator requested, “without delay” keep catching samples released in recent months Although the ministry has not yet clarified whether they will go to the nests to retrieve the eggs, to prevent their continued negative impact on the natural environment.
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