This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it's back, and humans must help it migrate for winter
PATERZELL, Germany (AP) — How do you teach a bird how, and where, to fly? The distinctive Northern Bald Ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived by breeding and rewilding efforts over the last two decades. But the birds — known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak — don’t instinctively know which direction to fly to migrate without the guidance of wild-born elders. So “We have to teach them the migration route,” said biologist Johannes Fritz./ The ...
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