In the Canary Islands, the endemic subspecies “guirre” (Neophron percnopterus majorensis) was very abundant in the archipelago until the 1950s (about 400 birds) when a significant decline (-68%) began which confined it to the islands of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote (and neighbouring islets).
The population began to show a clear increase from 1998 onwards: They it occupied just 23 territories back then, but were spread over 67 territories by 2017 (61 in Fuerteventura and 6 in Lanzarote), when over 300 birds were recorded.
The “guirre canario” is included in the Catálogo Español de Especies Amenazadas (Spanish Catalogue of Endangered Species) under the category “In Danger of Extinction”.