Venezuela to implement plan to save the Andean condor
The Mundo Safari organization is developing a plan for the conservation of the Andean condor. Only 10 Andean condors remain in captivity in Venezuela
The conservation of the Andean condor is one of the bird’s priorities in Venezuela, where the Mundo Safari organization is preparing a plan to allow for its reproduction and subsequent release into natural environments.
Ten specimens of this beautiful bird are kept in captivity in the South American country. According to Adrián Carreño, project leader, they are seeking agreements to bring females from other nations to the country with the goal of “diversifying the genetics of the current group because six of the Venezuelan condors are siblings and live with their father, which complicates their reproduction.”
The organization’s operations are centered in the El Pedregal area, on the Tabay trans-Andean highway in Mérida state. Its efforts include the protection of other endangered species, such as the “king vulture, the Andean rattlesnake, the mountain macaw, and the military macaw.”
According to Mundo Safari, the conservation of many species depends not only on conservation efforts and programs in this area, but also on “society’s respect and commitment to wildlife.”
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Source: puntodecorte
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