Captive Breeding of Lammergier (Bearded Vulture)

[Bill Munns]

I found the zoo inventory of Lammergier's kept in European zoos, which was wonderful, but I could not find any info on captive breeding success for any of these zoos which hold the species.

Any info on captive breeding success in zoos would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[vogelcommando]

Here the list from Bearded vultures from Zootierlist. When you click on the ( red-coloured ) zoo-names you find some information ( Zucht means bred ).
Esp. Innsbrück has been succesfully in breeding the species and also a special Bearded vulture breeding station in ( if I'm right ) Austria.
A lot of the young bred in captivity have been used to re-introduce the species back into the Alpes succesfully!
In the Netherlands the now closed Wassenaar Zoo was quite succesfull in breeding Bearded vultures. After the park closed the owner ( mr. Louman ) had a breeding-station which was well known for it's Cheeta-breeding but also at least one breeding-pair of Bearded vultures was kept there.
Further there are several web-pages about the re-introduction-projects and here also some information about the captive-breeding-projects can be found.
Hope this helps you.
http://www.zootierliste.de/en/?klasse=2&ordnung=211&familie=21113&art=2080402

 

[Bill Munns]

Thank you. I am familiar with some of the re-introduction programs. I think Spain has a fairly active program.

This is something I hope to pursue further in the future, so now I'm basically doing the research.

 

[vogelcommando]

2016 seems to become a good year for the species, 47 eggs sofar and the first chicks hatched :
Bearded vulture captive breeding (for conservation): 47 eggs and counting ? and the first chicks! - Website of the Vulture Conservation Foundation

 

[vogelcommando]

New threat for the breeding project : West Nile Virus :

West Nile Virus poses a threat to Bearded Vultures in captivity – and to humans too

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

I think there are several captive breeding facilities (not to be classified as "zoos" though) in Northern Spain (Asturias and Cantabria) which have had some level of success with breeding and reintroducing this species to the wild.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

I think there are several captive breeding facilities (not to be classified as "zoos" though) in Northern Spain (Asturias and Cantabria) which have had some level of success with breeding and reintroducing this species to the wild.

There is a specialised vulture breeding center in Vallcalent (Catalunya) and one in Guadalentin (Andalucia). Which locations in Asturias and Cantabria are you referring to?

 

[Onychorhynchus coronatus]

There is a specialised vulture breeding center in Vallcalent (Catalunya) and one in Guadalentin (Andalucia). Which locations in Asturias and Cantabria are you referring to?

When I was in Asturias last year I heard a lot about a centre in Asturias (another one was mentioned in Cantabria) working with the "quebrantahuesos" and that this bird had been reintroduced in the Picos de Europa National Park so I assumed that it was this place.

'The Mountains of the Lammergeier' Centre - FCQ

But after checking the webpage it seems that it is more of a visitor education centre so I could be wrong about that.