They rescue a black vulture chick that was struggling to survive at sea in Mallorca
The managers of two boat excursion companies took the bird out of the water and kept it safe until COFIB took charge of it
PalmaA boat trip along the coast of Mallorca ended with an unexpected rescue. The people responsible for Mond Aventura found a black vulture chick in the sea that was having difficulty staying alive, and they approached it to pull it out of the water.
With the help of a member of La Cala Boat Tours, they managed to get the animal onto the boat and keep it safe until the technicians from the Consortium for the Recovery of Fauna of the Balearic Islands (COFIB) arrived, who have taken charge of it.
Images shared on Instagram show the bird completely drenched and exhausted while being rescued. It has not been revealed, for the moment, what its condition is or why it ended up in the sea.
The black vulture is listed as a vulnerable species in Spain. Despite the recovery experienced in recent decades, it remains exposed to threats such as poisons, human disturbances in nesting areas, and the reduction of food resources. In the Balearic Islands, it only breeds in Mallorca, where it mainly nests on the cliffs and pine forests of the Serra de Tramuntana.