The human being, in his natural integration into the harsh mountain environments It has been part of a territory that is now recognized by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve. A territory where culture is articulated through the rational use of natural resources, contributing to their maintenance and traditionally oriented toward sustainability, in a way that contributes to their complexity, participating in and generating a rich biodiversity.
The rich ecosystem from which people and livestock derive their sustenance is intertwined with a cultural heritage that, after undergoing various crises and substantial changes, currently faces an uncertain future.
If it was mountain livestock farming and transmigration that, since time immemorial, allowed coexistence with an animal as emblematic as the bearded vulture, it is also true that changes in management and the emergence of new techniques and products in that same livestock world led to its extinction in the Picos de Europa at the end of the last century.
Today, thanks to science and the application of its techniques, organizations like the FCQ have succeeded in getting new pairs of bearded vultures to breed again in these mountains.
During this adventure, a particular way of working is recognized as essential for its reestablishment: a mountain livestock industry that, for a variety of reasons, is currently on the brink of extinction.
The activity takes place over a morning, in collaboration with the FCQ.
The visit consists of two distinct phases, which can be carried out in any order dictated by the weather and the availability of the Onís FCQ members.
