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 ducks, geese and swans by sharing hands-on experience and participating in international ex-situ breeding programmes.
Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?
- Sir David Attenborough
Highlights
IUCN on the conservation role of zoos
2023-10-10 22:50
IUCN Commission Statement on the role of botanic gardens, aquariums, and zoos in species conservation
The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) recognises that botanic gardens, aquariums and zoos are not the only types of institutions that manage animals, fungi and plants ex situ. However, while botanic gardens, aquariums and zoos can, and do, contribute significantly to species conservation, this role is often under-valued, underrecognised ...
Madagascar teal in the picture
2022-02-05 13:36
Our Madagascar teal covers the latest Aviornis magazine.
February 5th 2022 | The conservation status of the Madagascar teal is endangered, yet little is known about its actual population. The species seems never to have been numerous and was virtually unknown until 1970s, despite being apparently being widespread across entire island based on subfossil deposits.
In aviculture numbers are uncertain for private collections; in zoological coll...
Joining Species360
2022-02-03 16:30
Conservation breeding facility and EEP participant joins Species360.
February 3rd 2022 | Harteman Wildfowl now joins Species360 as a new institutional member. As a conservation breeding facility we focus on education and conservation of endangered bird species. Harteman Wildfowl is, in this way, instrumental in saving one of the world’s most endangered birds, the White-winged duck, and is active in EAZA’s Ex situ Programs (EEP). The facility...
Approved by EEP Committee
2022-01-19 19:16
Approved EEP participant white-winged duck
January 19th 2022 | I am grateful and proud to announce that EAZA's EEP Committee approved Harteman Wildfowl Aviaries to officially join the white-winged duck Ex-situ Programme as a non-EAZA member. The hashtag EEP Committee is convinced that our cooperation within the framework of the white‐winged duck EEP is necessary for the management of the ex-situ population in EAZA.
As a member of the white-w...
