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White-winged duck, Asarcornis scutulata

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

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 will contribute data essential to the effective management of the White-winged duck ex situ population. 

 

On the recommendation of EAZA and the Waterfowl Taxon Advisory Group, Harteman Wildfowl received a grant from Species360 in 2022, to become a member and manage its avian collection in ZIMS (Zoological Informational Management Software).

 

For more information about Species360 and our participation, please click here.

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