Newsletter 18/09/2015
Migratory birds undertake arduous journeys. But how can a tiny bird achieve to travel of up to 200 hours in a non-stop flapping flight from Europe to tropical Africa, from Canada to Europe, or across the pacific from Alaska to New Zealand? A new collaborative study of Waldrappteam, Austria, with the Institute of Avian Research in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, the University of Vienna, the Vet-Med University of Vienna, the University of Groningen, The Netherlands just published in the journal PONE, takes us a step further in understanding this extreme endurance behavior.
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Newsletter 09/09/2015
On August 8 the 10th human-led migration with young Northern Bald Ibises was completed. After 18 days the team and 28 birds arrived at the WWF reserve Laguna di Orbetello in southern Tuscany. In the course of five flight stages a total distance of 794 km has been covered, with a daily mean of 159 km. The mean flight speed was 45 km/h, with tailwind speeds of up to 76 km/h could be reached.
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Newsletter 03/09/2015
Almost 500 km were covered through three flight stages and the airfield Valle Gaffaro that is located on the southern edge of the Po Delta, was reached. We have been waiting for suitable wind conditions to fly over the Apennines for four days, but now we need to go further. This is why we are planning a small stage of 60 km to the airport Lugo for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, depending on the weather conditions. From there we would be able to reach the wintering area in a further stage of about 220 km.
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