Wildlife Recovery Centres

If you find an injured bird...

If you find an injured bird you must treat it carefully, trying not to hurt it and, of course, trying not to be hurt by it, especially by its beak and claws. The best solution is to cover it with a towel or a coat and afterwards put it into a box. The box must have several holes in it so that the bird can breathe. Then, the bird must be carried to a quite and dark place. It mustn’t be fed at all!

In Spain, every Comunidad has a “Wildlife Recovery Centre”: http://www.brinzal.org/enlacescentros.html

In Catalonia, you may call to the phone number 93 574 00 36 and the Forest Guards will come and take it, or either you may take the bird to the closest recovery centre yourself. In England we recommend that you contact your nearest RSPCA centre.

CENTRE DE RECUPERACIÓ D'AUS DE TORREFERRUSSA alt

Crta. Sabadell / Sta. Perpètua Km 4,5

08130 Sta. Perpètua de Mogoda (Barcelona) - Tel.- 935600052

CENTRE DE RECUPERACIÓ D'AUS DE VALLCALENT

Camí de Vallcalent, 63

25003 Lleida - Tel.- 973267990

CENTRE DE RECUPERACIÓ D'AUS DEL PARC NATURAL DELS AIGUAMOLLS DE L'EMPORDÀ

Mas del Cortalet - 17486 Castelló d'Empúries (Girona)

Tel.- 972454222

CENTRE DE RECUPERACIÓ D'AUS DEL PARC NATURAL DEL DELTA DE L'EBRE

Plaça 20 de maig s/n

43580 Deltebre (Tarragona) - Tel.- 977489511

Aquests centres pertanyen al Departament de Medi ambient de la Generalitat de Catalunya. Disposen de tot el necessari per la recuperació, i a ser possible s'encarreguen de la seva posterior reintroducció.

En el cas de que no us fos possible cap de les dues opcions anteriors, podeu portar l'ocell ferit al Cim d'Àligues, i nosaltres el derivarem al Centre de Recuperació de Torreferrussa.

Perills: alt

The endangerment of certain species of bird of prey is a relatively recent phenomenon. Obviously the causes for their deaths are diverse and differ from one region to another, but we can point out some of the main reasons:

Hunting is a problem, most of all with firearms, but also attacking nests and using traps.

The destruction of their habitat, through construction (highways, etc.), the landscape’s modification and the aggressive deforestation.

The use of chemical products, such as insecticides used too commonly in agriculture (i.e., DDT and organchlorydes).
Indirect deaths, for instance due to collisions with the many miles of power wires, or to the electrical shocks when the birds stand on a wire that is too close to another.

They also die poisoned, since in most game preserves poison is still used to reduce the number of some predators, such as foxes, cats, and weasels, and those animals are eaten by birds of prey, mostly by carrion eaters.