Birdwatching

New EU rules allow farmers to leave dead livestock in the field.


A International welcomed the vote in the European Parllament to put dead meat, or carrion back on the menu for Europe's hungry vultures.
Vultures, known as nature's cleaners, are capable of stripping a dead cow or sheep carcass in a matter of hours. They have been starving since EU rules forced all dead livestock to be cleared right away in the countryside.





This vote followed an agreement reached by the European Commission.
The European Parllament and the European Counsil which have all cooperated constructively to find a solution for the vulture crisis which had resulted in birds flying across the continent in search for food.

The Spanish populations of Griffon Vultures have been particularly badly hit by lack of food.
Groups of starving vultures have gone in search of food, flying hundreds of kilometres as far as Germany and, to the astonishment of locals, have been seen even outside Brussels in 2008. Lack of food is also affecting threatened species such as Spanish Imperial Eagle.


AN IMPORTANT BREAKTHROUGH BUT THE LEAN TIMES ARE NOT OVER YET FOR THE VULTURES....