News from the re-introduction-project in Turkey :
Wildlife Extra News - Reintroduced Northern bald ibis fly south for winter
Wildlife Extra News - Reintroduced Northern bald ibis fly south for winter
Re-introduced Bald ibisses are doing fine
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Some problems with Northern bald ibisses which didn't made their migration completly :
http://www.waza.org/files/webconten...s/news/climate_irregularity/Press Release.pdf
http://www.waza.org/files/webconten...s/news/climate_irregularity/Press Release.pdf
I was very happy to see this species in the wild in Morocco and would really want to see them make a comeback in parts of their former range where they aren't doing so well. Hopefully the species will have more success in future!
The eastern bald ibis are genetically different from the western - Moroccan - West and Central European population. Apart from Turkey - Birecik, all other (semi-)captive bald ibis are from the western population.
It is a known fact that the eastern populations worst enemies are the trigger happy. It would be a miracle if on their long migration route to/fro Africa they would survive a few seasons.
It is a known fact that the eastern populations worst enemies are the trigger happy. It would be a miracle if on their long migration route to/fro Africa they would survive a few seasons.
Article and video about another re-introduction programm :
Saving Europe's Northern Bald Ibis
Saving Europe's Northern Bald Ibis
Comic about the Bald ibis re-introduction ( like it ! ) :
http://sociedadgaditanahistorianatu...oads/2012/02/Fontanilla-comic-ingle_s-web.pdf
http://sociedadgaditanahistorianatu...oads/2012/02/Fontanilla-comic-ingle_s-web.pdf
Again 2 chicks hatched at the Austrian re-introduction-project 
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:Link does not work. Can you check or post FB page?Again 2 chicks hatched at the Austrian re-introduction-project
BTW: the Swiss government is starting a third project with zoos of Basel, Goldau and La Garenne.
Projekt LIFE II Ibis chauve
Projekt LIFE II Ibis chauve
The project aims at a migratory flock of 120 individuals by 2019. Note that this includes Austria - Rosegg and Italia too.
Young birds raised in captivity in the aforementioned zoos are to be made available for release.
Young birds raised in captivity in the aforementioned zoos are to be made available for release.
Some bad news : 4 Northern bald ibisses killed in Croatia - 2 by poachers 
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Northern Bald Ibises Flying Over Croatia After 200 Years Shot by Poachers
:Northern Bald Ibises Flying Over Croatia After 200 Years Shot by Poachers
Find the culprits with available forensics and charge them under EU Habitat Laws!Some bad news : 4 Northern bald ibisses killed in Croatia - 2 by poachers
Northern Bald Ibises Flying Over Croatia After 200 Years Shot by Poachers
I really would be interested to learn how the various bald ibis reintroduction projects and their wild populations are currently holding out. That is Turkey, Morocco, Austria-Italy and Spain.
Again zoo-bred birds released in Southern Spain :
A pair of Northern bald ibises reintroduced in southern Germany have bred in Switzerland for the first time in 400 years. They have chosen the unusual nest site of a windowsill of a Harley-Davidson shop close to Zurich Airport.
More information can be found in the link below:
Northern Bald Ibis pair nests on motorbike shop window in Switzerland - BirdGuides
More information can be found in the link below:
Northern Bald Ibis pair nests on motorbike shop window in Switzerland - BirdGuides
Greaterbilby
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Yes, these birds are being re-introduced in central Europe (including Germany) after being locally extinct. I wonder whether they will be released in Mediterranean countries too.
There is also a small sedentary reintroduced group in Andalucia. I cannot find a lot about it on line but apparently there were 27 pairs breeding in 2022. A few birds have managed to cross over to Morocco and have been seen with the local birds, which are probably the only remaining fully wild population and under protection are currently increasing.
Some more recent status reports for 2024 about both the Central European migratory flocks (Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Germany) and Spain (Andalucia).
Recently, a new project has started for a migratory flock to fly south to the Mediterranean in Andalucia and connect with the sedentary flocks near Jerez.
Link: Northern Bald Ibis Reintroduction
The 2023 report for the Andalucia / San Ambrosio release site:
Link: https://www.forschen-handeln-erhalt...ads/2024/06/Proyecto_Eremita_Summary_2023.pdf
Recently, a new project has started for a migratory flock to fly south to the Mediterranean in Andalucia and connect with the sedentary flocks near Jerez.
Link: Northern Bald Ibis Reintroduction
The 2023 report for the Andalucia / San Ambrosio release site:
Link: https://www.forschen-handeln-erhalt...ads/2024/06/Proyecto_Eremita_Summary_2023.pdf
For those Zoochatters who do not know yet, one could followed the 2024 migration from Germany to Spain on the Facebook website of the Waldrappteam and currently follow the birds on the app Animal Tracker. I looked and sometimes saw that the ibis are traveling along a highway - they sometimes were transported by car.
Since the sedentary colony released by Jerez zoo in Spain is doing fine, my personal dream is that other zoos release Bald Ibises locally themselves.
Safari Zoo Mallorca could do it. Historically, Bald Ibises were described as nesting on Balearics. Mallorca is a major tourist attraction and many tourists visit the bird reserve S'Albufera de Mallorca. Surely, released Bald ibises can boost tourism industry of Mallorca?
Bioparc Doue de la Fontaine is known for active participation in conservation and being located in a rock quarry. It is located in central France in a climate about suitable for sedentary Bald Ibis, given that large insect-eating birds like Cattle Egret and Stone Curlew live so far north year round. Maybe it could release Bald ibises besides ones residing in its large aviary?
Reserve Africaine Sigean keeps Bald Ibises in the aviary, keeps pelicans as a free-flying colony, and is located in the warm Mediterranean climate not far from natural rocks. A case can be made that free-flying Bald ibis can be an additional attraction.
Smaller zoo Upie is just 40 kilometers from the gorge des Monts d'Ardeche where wild Bald Ibis occurred historically. Surely it could try releasing them, too? Additionally, zoos in France can collaborate with the project Waldrappteam in Austria. They could become an alternative wintering area for the ibis migrating from Austria and Germany, reducing the migration distance by about half. And connect the colonies in the Alps and Spain.
Falconeria Locarno in Switzerland is on the south of Alps, and a flock of 7 Bald Ibises released in Germany lives since over a year in Tessin few kilometers away. They can be followed on the Animal Tracker app. Maybe the Ffalconeria could release extra birds?
Since the sedentary colony released by Jerez zoo in Spain is doing fine, my personal dream is that other zoos release Bald Ibises locally themselves.
Safari Zoo Mallorca could do it. Historically, Bald Ibises were described as nesting on Balearics. Mallorca is a major tourist attraction and many tourists visit the bird reserve S'Albufera de Mallorca. Surely, released Bald ibises can boost tourism industry of Mallorca?
Bioparc Doue de la Fontaine is known for active participation in conservation and being located in a rock quarry. It is located in central France in a climate about suitable for sedentary Bald Ibis, given that large insect-eating birds like Cattle Egret and Stone Curlew live so far north year round. Maybe it could release Bald ibises besides ones residing in its large aviary?
Reserve Africaine Sigean keeps Bald Ibises in the aviary, keeps pelicans as a free-flying colony, and is located in the warm Mediterranean climate not far from natural rocks. A case can be made that free-flying Bald ibis can be an additional attraction.
Smaller zoo Upie is just 40 kilometers from the gorge des Monts d'Ardeche where wild Bald Ibis occurred historically. Surely it could try releasing them, too? Additionally, zoos in France can collaborate with the project Waldrappteam in Austria. They could become an alternative wintering area for the ibis migrating from Austria and Germany, reducing the migration distance by about half. And connect the colonies in the Alps and Spain.
Falconeria Locarno in Switzerland is on the south of Alps, and a flock of 7 Bald Ibises released in Germany lives since over a year in Tessin few kilometers away. They can be followed on the Animal Tracker app. Maybe the Ffalconeria could release extra birds?