Waldrapp and ibis on migration.
Flying with hand-raised birds is like being invited to another world, the bird world.
Breeding efforts in recent decades successfully increased northern bald ibis numbers in Central Europe to almost 300.
Waldrapp and ibis on migration. (Photo: Waldrappteam, Johannes Fritz)
Flying with the birds requires permanent concentration to avoid losing birds but also to avoid dangerous collisions …
The birds regularly form a formation to save energy, and we are often in the front …
This is a really fantastic view, Fritz tells My Modern Met.
Photo: Waldrappteam
These ambitious missions are not without challenges, including unaccommodating weather, unexpected bird activity, and climate change.
Waldrappteam hand-raises endangered northern bald ibis chicks and then teaches them to migrate.
Helena Wehner, Barbara Steininger, and Johannes Fritz (background) with ibis.
Helena Wehner, Barbara Steininger, and Johannes Fritz (background) with ibis. (Photo: Waldrappteam, Helena Wehner)
Ibis migrating. (Photo: Waldrappteam, Johannes Fritz)
