Northern bald ibises at the Debrecen Zoo

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Ten specimens of the northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) can be found at the Debrecen Zoo on 29 December 2015.

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The northern bald ibis was once widespread across the Middle East, northern Africa, southern and central Europe, with a fossil record dating back at least 1.8 million years. It disappeared from Europe over 300 years ago, and is now considered critically endangered.

The reasons for the species’ long-term decline are unclear, but hunting, loss of foraging habitat, and pesticide poisoning have been implicated in the rapid loss of colonies in recent decades.

 

Source: mti.hu

Photos: Zsolt Czeglédi

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