PETS & WILDLIFE
Griffin Vulture Rescue A surfer in Luz had an unexpected rider on his board when he rescued a griffon vulture who was in trouble in the ocean off Praia da Luz. On 14th October, residents of Luz saw a drama unfolding as a local surfer brought an exhausted young griffon vulture ashore. Local bird expert Simons Wates told the Praia da Luz Facebook group, “Every year at this time of Eurasian griffon vulture dispersion (not migration exactly), a few birds turn up exhausted like this one in the most outlandish places. A few years back, one landed on a 4th-floor balcony in Lagos". Tomorrow magazine contacted the rehabilitation centre (RIAS, Olhão) where the bird was taken by their local warden. “The griffon is weak and thin, and it was injected with a multivitamin solution. It has eaten which is a good sign, but we still need to wait and see how he evolves.” 144
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