The La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Centerdependent on the area of Management of the Natural Environment and Safety of the Council of Tenerifehas enabled a free phone, the 900 282 228 so that the population can report issues related to finds of injured wild animals.
In this way, the center reminds the population that in the spring months, and early summer, it is common for baby birds to fall from their nests in the process of their first flights. In this regard, many people and organizations go to the center when they find chicks on the ground, on many occasions presenting injuriesor at least appearing so.
“There are several cases that have recently entered La Tahonilla de owls or kestrels that are picked up by people who find them on the ground”, has indicated the Minister for Management of the Natural Environment, Isabel García, who adds that “these are birds of prey that must be collected according to some indications and transferred to the center, and for this a free telephone number has been set up, 900 282 228 through which the Cabildo’s wildlife staff will come to pick up the animal”.
Alejandro Suárez, a veterinarian at the center, comments that “if they were more common birds, such as blackbirdsFor example, the appropriate thing would be to pick them up carefully and place them on a branch near the nest”. Thus, he continues, “his parents will feed him without inconvenience, because if these specimens are taken to the recovery center, it is most likely that they will not survive, That is why it is always emphasized that they are left in the area where they have been found”.
If it were birds of prey and you have access to their nest, it is recommended to place them back in it, but since they are common at a great height, you must notify them by phone to be transferred to the recovery center, where they can be provided with of food and survive in the facilities without problem.
If, despite these indications, there is any doubt about the discovery of a chicken of any of the above species and characteristics, the La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center is available by telephone to answer any queries that may arise, collect a note from the Town Hall.
Noé, a natural environment management project
The Cabildo de Tenerife, through the Natural Environment and Security Management area, has incorporated 29 people who were unemployed into its workforce in 2021, through the ‘Tenerife Advances with NOE’ project, a subsidized program, co-financed by the ESF Operational Programs of the Canary Islands Government 2014-2020 of the Canary Employment Service and the European Social Fund, which seeks to favor and improve the job prospects of a significant part of the unemployed population, who, despite having the necessary training, cannot find a job opportunity.
These 29 people occupy positions related to biology and environmental sciences, flora and fauna, veterinary medicine, geography, journalism, computer engineering, agronomy, education and environmental control, use and conservation of the environment, forestry and rural management, in addition to Geology. , administration and plumbing.
