Harteman Wildfowl Aviaries
Spread the bird!
Welcome to Harteman Wildfowl Aviaries, a private facility in the Netherlands with a focus on the aviculture and conservation of waterfowl. Harteman Wildfowl contributes to the global knowledge and conservation of the world's Anseriformes by sharing hands-on experience and participating in international ex-situ breeding programmes.
Highlights
Rare ducks move from Winssen to Wildlands
2025-10-22 14:44
𝗥𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
Please note, English text below
𝗭𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘇𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗵𝘂𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗮𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀
Winssen, 22 oktober 2025 | Afgelopen maandag heeft er een bijzondere verhuizing plaatsgevonden van twee unieke eenden. Twee vrouwelijke witvleugelboseenden zijn verhuisd van Harteman Wildfowl Aviaries naar Wildlands Adventure Zoo Emmen. Witvleugelboseenden zijn kritisch met uitsterven bedreigd, hun populatie in Z...
New Experiment: Podcast episodes
2025-10-21 22:48
Wildfowl Insights
A new podcast series on Spotify
October 2025 | We have just launched a new experimental podcast: a series of podcast episodes using Artificial Intiligence (AI). This is an experiment to share the passion for waterfowl conservation with a broader audience. The podcast is AI-generated with the input of proper and (semi) scientific sources, which are mentioned in the shownotes of each episode. The podcast uses artificial voices, ...
Aviornis features White-winged duck
2025-10-15 22:11
Two stories of the white-winged duck published in Aviornis magazine
October 15th, 2025 | 𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐤.
The first article summarises its natural history and conservation status, history in aviculture, and the current status in public and private collections.
The second article is about my personal experience with this ama...
Waterfowl downlisted on Red List
2025-10-10 16:38
Four species of waterfowl downlisted on IUCN Red List
October 10th 2025 | BirdLife International published the 2025 Red List Update*. It reveals a record number of species in decline, but shows how habitat restoration can help even the most threatened species to recover.
The 2025 Red List update includes reassessments of 1,360 bird species and completes the eighth comprehensive assessment of all 11,185 bird species. Overall, 61% of bird s...
