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  1. jurek

    Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)

    In the Middle East, too, bald ibis nested in cities. I would guess that the main danger is pesticide use, and 'long distance from human habitations' is simply a proxy of low pesticide use. Independently of whether I am right, it is worth knowing the actual pesticide use locally in any work...
  2. jurek

    Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)

    It would be interesting to extract ancient DNA from those bones of Bald Ibis from European Middle Ages settlements and see their relations. Anyway, it seems that Moroccan and Middle Eastern populations are very similar anyway, below the level of subspecies.
  3. jurek

    Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)

    I am afraid more of safety of Spanish-derived birds, which in northern Morocco are at increased risk of pesticide poisoning and shooting. Maybe it would be worthwhile to re-introduce Bald Ibises in a second region of Iberian Peninsula?
  4. jurek

    Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)

    I got some provisional data from Proyecto Eremita release project in S Spain. There were ca 73 individuals, nine breeding pairs and eight fledged chicks in the wild in 2011. There are 9 or 10 wild nesting pairs in 2012.
  5. jurek

    Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)

    Anybody knows how Spanish birds from "Proyecto Eremita" are faring? Last I heard 8 pairs were breeding in the wild in 2011.
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