Airborne Humans Teach Endangered Birds to Migrate
Birds fly along with a human-pilotted microlight plane. Photo: Waldrappteam . The drastic decline in the population of the northern bald ibis, a bird once common throughout Europe, northern Africa, and the Middle East, has left conservationists pinning their hopes on breeding the birds in captivity and reintroducing them into the wild. But without parents to teach them migratory routes , the captive birds stand little chance of long-term surviva… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Airborne Humans Teach Endangered Birds to Migrate
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