Electricity lines: Peregrine falcon refuge (Falco peregrinus)

Occupation of natural nests and the installation of artificial nests for the Peregrine falcons on electricity line towers.

Geographic scope

Castile and Leon.

Madrid.

Results
  • Castile and Leon. Installation of artificial nests in the territory of Valladolid. 64% of nests located in electricity towers.
  • Madrid. Installation of 13 nesting boxes in the 4 electricity line towers that cross the Madrid’s Southeast Regional Park.
Period

Castile and Leon 1997- ongoing.

Madrid 2012.

In collaboration with
  • Territorial Department of the Environment. Valladolid.
  • Regional Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning of the Community of Madrid.
  • Madrid’s Southeast Regional Park.
More info

Regional Government of Castile and Leon.

Madrid’s Southeast Regional Park.

Attachments
Folleto "Las líneas eléctricas: refugio del halcón peregrino" (only available in Spanish). (PDF - 924.07 KB) Download