In September 2026, a Jaén study logged 22 breeding red kite pairs after 186 releases since 2021; 48 retrofitted pylons saw 802 GPS fixes and no electrocution deaths
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A study published on 11 September 2026 reports 22 breeding pairs of red kite in the province of Jaén, in Andalusia, southern Spain, following the release of 186 birds between 2021 and 2025 — and, along a high-risk power line retrofitted with anti-electrocution devices across 48 pylons, 802 GPS fixes from tagged kites with no mortality recorded on those mitigated structures.
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That pairing of numbers is the point. Reintroductions of large raptors often run into the same infrastructure that helped e
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