Two golden eagle chicks moved to Peneda-Gerês for release

Two golden eagle chicks born on 8 June at the Parque Biológico de Gaia, part of a captive-breeding programme run by ICNF with Spanish NGO GREFA, have been moved to an acclimatisation facility in the Peneda-Gerês National Park. Raised entirely by their parents to preserve natural behaviours, they will complete their adaptation there before being released into the wild. The programme aims to reinforce the species in the cross-border Gerês-Xurés area, where breeding pairs disappeared around 2007. Golden eagles are classified as Endangered in Portugal, with about 65 breeding pairs currently known nationwide.