JUSTIFICATION OBJECTIVES ACTIONS CARRIED OUT     Project Justification his project arises as a result of the approval of Decree 184/1994, of 31 August 1994, by the Government of Aragon (B.O.A. 9-9-94), whereby a protection system is established for the Bearded Vulture and the Recovery Plan, managed by the Department of the Environment of the Government of Aragon, is approved. The FCQ. works with the latter in the framework of collaboration agreements to carry out different projects included within the Plan.    This document derives from the need to comply with article 31 of Law 4/1989, of 27 March, on the Conservation of Natural Spaces and of Wild Flora and Fauna, which stipulates that the cataloguing of a species included in the “endangered” category will require the preparation of a recovery plan. Application scope of the Recovery Plan in Aragon    The main objective of this Plan is to increase the number of specimens of this species, until a sufficient and stable population unit is achieved in the current distribution area, in order to favour the colonisation of territories considered as a potential habitat for the species.    Its application scope covers the current distribution area of the Bearded Vulture in Aragon, which includes the Pyrenean valleys and the Outer Mountain ranges of Huesca and Zaragoza, as well as the territories where specimens in dispersion to the species have recently been observed, such as the Special Bird Protection Zones of «Sierra de Moncayo - Los Fayos - Sierra de Armas» and «Guadalope - Maestrazgo». © Prohibida la reproducción total o parcial de los contenidos de esta Web sin autorización de los autores. FCQ© 2004 Fotografías: Francisco Marquez, F.C.Q. y Javier Tarruella FCQ - Inscrita en el Registro de Fundaciones de la Comunidad Autónoma de Aragón por orden de 21/08/1995, con el nº 5 (I). N.I.F. G-50653179