Overview

• Flocks of up to 100 vultures have killed around 30 goat kids and two adult sheep since June in Los Serranos
• Predation incidents have moved beyond traditional carcass feeding grounds in interior Castellón to farms in Alpuente, Aras de los Olmos and Túejar
• A regional environment technician visited the farms in mid-July and officially confirmed live vulture attacks on livestock
• Vultures are contaminating watering points, forcing herds to relocate under high temperatures and risking stress-related abortions and health disorders
• AVA-ASAJA is urging stricter muladar oversight and indemnities that accurately cover losses without prolonged bureaucracy