Milano Real Chicken No. 150 of the captivity breeding program of which Aragon is a pioneer is born

He Alfranca Wildlife Recovery Center It has housed the birth of chicken number 150 of Milano Real, within the framework of the captivity breeding program that has been carried out in Aragon since 2006. With only 40 grams this new copy is the first breeding born during this year of this species in danger of extinction.

The Royal Milano captivity program at the facilities of the Alfranca recovery center (located in Pastriz, province of Zaragoza) began in 2006, after Verify the loss of specimens Players in some areas of the Aragonese territory, especially in areas of the Ebro Valley, have indicated from the Aragon government.

The center, considered as a pioneer in captivity breeding for this species, It has specialized personnel and all the facilities necessary for captivity reproduction and training for their release with the greatest guarantees in nature. These facilities have been recently expanded, and were inaugurated last February by the Minister of Environment and Tourism.

In addition, an incubation and artificial parenting protocol has been created, obtaining good results with artificial insemination, so the center is in a reference for the captivity of the species.

Since in 2011, the first chickens of this program have obtained 150 offspring that have mostly been released in the natural environment. A total of 33 have been donated for their release to other autonomous communities, basically to Andalusia.

Seven copies

Some of the liberated chickens have already reproduced in the natural environment, which constitutes a success for the project. The rest of the specimens, a total of 7, They have joined the player stock which is maintained continuously in the alfranca.

Although it is considered a relatively common species in Aragon, especially in winter, the reproductive population of Milano Real has suffered a strong regression of more than 20 percent of its specimens in the last decade, what has motivated its cataloging in Spain and Aragon as a species in danger of extinction.