Reintroducing ospreys to Spain
Animalcouriers were asked to help with an exciting project reintroducing ospreys to Spain. The project involves teams in Inverness (Scotland) and in Pego and Madrid (Spain). We're quite experienced with young raptors now, having helped in previous years with osprey chicks going to Spain and Switzerland, and red kite chicks heading to Spain. Chick selection The osprey chicks were born in Inverness at the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation. They were carefully watched over by wildlife officer Ian, who selected 12 of them to travel to Pego, near Denia. Ian selecting chicks An osprey chick close up Chicks on the road [...]