Slowed down by the Mistral, we continue to the South of France
On three consecutive days, the team flew 400 kilometers from Hütten-Hotzenwald in the Black Forest to Perouge airfield near Lyon.
Successful start of the second human-led migration to Andalusia
On 13 August at 08:15, an ultralight aircraft together with 36 juvenile Northern Bald Ibises took off from the training camp at Taching am See in Upper Bavaria.
20 years of the Northern Bald Ibises in Burghausen
20 years ago, the Waldrappteam was invited to present the Northern Bald Ibis at Burghausen Castle as part of the 2004 Landesgartenschau.
Annual Report 2023
2023 was the second year of our ongoing seven-year LIFE-project under leadership of Zoo Vienna.
Colonisation of the Katharinenfelsen and relocation to Taching
In Überlingen at Lake Constance, Germany, we have achieved a significant success: we have finally been able to motivate the Northern Bald Ibises to breed in the rock niche of the Kathrinenfelsen on the shores of Lake Constance.
Ingrid
The male Northern Bald Ibis Ingrid hatched at Zoo Rosegg in Carinthia in 2022. He was raised by Helena and Lisa at Seekirchen am Wallersee. After training Ingrid joined the human-led migration 2022, together with 28 conspecifics.
A lonely female in Rümlang and busy times in the rock niche in Überlingen on Lake Constance
Rupert is the female who, together with Enea, raised two juveniles in Rümlang, Canton Zurich in Switzerland, in 2023. In autumn, the two of them migrated south over the Gotthard with one of their offspring.
Tragic epilogue for Enea, the Northern Bald Ibis that brought this species back to Switzerland
Enea became famous last year when, together with the female Rupert, he built a nest on the windowsill of the Harley-Davidson car dealership in Rümlang, Canton Bern, and successfully raised two juvenile birds. The two parent birds come from the breeding colony established as part of the project in Überlingen on Lake Constance.
Surprising sightings in Tuscany
Our team member Corinna Esterer has been in Tuscany over the last few days to attach new transmitters to some birds in preparation for the spring migration, which now also transmit the positions in the G4 network in addition to the G2 network.
New signs of hope for missing juvenile Northern Bald Ibises in the North
As repeatedly reported, a group of 32 juvenile Northern Bald Ibises set off northwards from Salzburg on October 28th, 2023. Part of the birds carried GPS devices, so their journey could be tracked.