Newsletter 05/11/2020
The migration of the Northern Bald Ibises is in full progress. For the last couple of days more and more ibises reach their wintering site in Tuscany while the rest of them is still on their autumnal journey.
Newsletter 02/11/2020
Press information of the Austrian Science Foundation (FWF) regarding the research project FWF P 30620, which runs in the frame of our NBI reintroduction project.
Migratory birds flying south provide an impressive example of cooperative behaviour that saves power and energy. In the past it was impossible for scientists to study this phenomenon in a natural environment. Researchers who guided young Northern Bald Ibises to their wintering grounds have now succeeded for the first time in obtaining a comprehensive data set. A better understanding of this behaviour is also of fundamental importance in respect of climate change.
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.
