'Reason for Hope'

Arrived: 14th human-led northern bald ibis migration successfully completed with many highlights

Newsletter 03/09/2021

On September 1st, after a journey of 14 days, we arrived with 28 human-raised juvenile Northern Bald Ibises on the edge of the WWF protected area Oasi Laguna di Orbetello in southern Tuscany. Already during landing, wild bald ibises joined the group of juvenile birds. They have reached the Northern Bald Ibis winter area. This will be their home, where they will stay for the next two or three years until they will return on their own to their breeding area in Austria to raise their own offspring.

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The challenges of the 14th human-led migration

Newsletter 25/08/2021

This year's migration is characterised by a number of peculiarities. First and foremost, the 28 young Northern Bald Ibises. Our pilot Walter Holzmüller said after a training flight that these birds were almost scary to him, because they follow with such high confidence and especially because they can be guided to any altitude.

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Count Down for the human-led migration

Newsletter 15/08/2021

On August 12^th and 13^th, the team for the migration was completed and it consists of 13 people. In addition, an English-Canadian film team of 8 people arrived in the last few days and will accompany us throughout the migration. This is probably the largest team in a human-led migration so far.

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Reason for Hope

One of the largest european species conservation projects  

The Northern Bald Ibis is a migratory bird which was native in Central Europe until the 17th century, before it became extinct due to the huge hunting pressure. Today the Northern Bald Ibis is one of the most endangered bird species worldwide. In the context of an EU project (LIFE+ Biodiversity), with partners in Austria, Italy and Germany, the species is to be reintroduced in Europe. 

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