The spectacle of ibises guided by an ultralight to reinforce their reintroduction to the Peninsula
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The spectacle of ibises guided by an ultralight to reinforce their reintroduction to the Peninsula

El Periódico Mediterráneo - General5 September 2026 at 06:55

The spectacle of northern bald ibises guided by ultralights to reinforce their reintroduction to the Peninsula

The young population of northern bald ibis in Catalunya will continue to grow. With the end of summer, the migration of many birds also arrives, as they embark on a long journey to their wintering grounds after breeding. However, the specimens of northern bald ibis living in Europe, all of them reintroduced after the species became extinct on the continent, still do not have the migratory route naturally internalized.

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