Habituation and coexistence of Griffon Vultures in wind farms: A reply to Duriez et al.

Abstract

Recently, Duriez et al. (2024) responded to the study by Farfán et al. (2023), asserting that the conclusions regarding the potential habituation and coexistence of a Griffon Vulture population near a wind farm in southern Spain are flawed. First, Duriez et al. (2024) argued that the observed increase in the study area is due to the general growth of the Griffon Vulture population in the region rather than the species’ habituation. Second, they also noted that both fatality searches and Griffon Vulture observations surveys suffer from small sample size and low data quality. Third, they stated that the time spent on sampling was small and outside the peak of flight activity of Griffon Vultures. Below we address the arguments presented by Duriez et al. (2024).

Keywords

• Bird abundance
• Conservation
• Environmental Impact
• Gyps fulvus
• Renewable energy