Released Griffon Vulture from Tyrolean Zoo Sighted and Recognized Again

The Tyrolean zoo announced on Friday that they had previously contacted the head of the renowned vulture station at Lago di Cornino in Friuli, to which the griffon vulture had been handed over in 2004. It was confirmed that "Z26" was indeed the bird hatched in the Tyrolean state capital. The griffon vulture was finally released into the wild in 2007 as part of a conservation program.

Reunion with Released Griffon Vulture an Unusual Discovery

Such reports of sighted possible "former protégés" are not entirely unusual, according to the Alpenzoo in response to an APA inquiry. In the case of the griffon vulture, however, it is rather unusual because there are not so many of them. "It is always touching when we see that our work bears fruit. This observation impressively underscores the success of cross-border conservation projects. The fact that a more than 20-year-old griffon vulture can be sighted again today is a sign of the sustainable impact of such programs," said zoo director André Stadler happily. Incidentally, the two griffon vultures were discovered by an "attentive nature observer," as the Alpenzoo commendably highlighted. This observer was able to photograph the two ring-marked birds immediately.

(APA/Red)

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