Madagascar pochard news

[gentle lemur]

A team from Durrell and the WWT are now in Madagascar to observe the wild birds who have just started breeding this season and to develop a new in situ breeding centre to accommodate the 22 birds hand-reared last year.
Read about progress here The 2010 expedition - Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT)

Alan

 

[vogelcommando]

Madagascar pochard action plan :
http://www.ducksg.org/wp-content/up...Pochard-action-plan-2014-24-ENGLISH-FINAL.pdf

 

[vogelcommando]

Preparations for the first re-introduction attemps :

History made as world’s rarest bird released into the wild

 

[vogelcommando]

At the end of last year again a number of captive-bred ducks ( 35 this time ) were released into the wild :

A new milestone for the world’s rarest duck

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

At the end of last year again a number of captive-bred ducks ( 35 this time ) were released into the wild :

A new milestone for the world’s rarest duck

At a new site (now 47 there).