The MYRIAD Project
Newsletter 20/10/2021
The Waldrappenteam has been working with the German Filmtank media production team for several years as part of the exciting and innovative MYRIAD project.
Another illegal shooting of an endangered Northern Bald Ibis in Tuscany: Conservationists are calling for an efficient fight against this environmental crime
Newsletter 15/10/2021
Dieks was a young female Northern Bald Ibis. She grew up in Carinthia in 2020 and followed her conspecifics to the wintering area in Tuscany. This bird was supposed to become a founder of a new breeding colony in Carinthia, as part of the European reintroduction project. This hope was dashed when she was illegally killed in an area with a high hunting density on 26th September.
Autumn migration - the Direttissima navigation
Newsletter 14/10/2021
The departure of the northern bald ibises to the south is still a long time coming this year. The birds have probably left their breeding grounds everywhere. But they continue to stay on apparently still very abundant feeding areas in the surrounding area. This is not unusual; in previous years, too, the departure has sometimes been delayed until October or even November.
Sightings
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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.
