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
World Waterfowl Day
2024-12-20 23:43
World Waterfowl Day
We invite you to join in celebrating the inaugural World Waterfowl Day on 17th January, 2025, an event which we hope will grow and gain international support each year. The day is being established to draw attention to waterfowl and their wetland habitat, and to foster greater public appreciation for these fascinating birds.
World Waterfowl Day Mission:
1. Increase public awareness, knowledge and interest in all sp...
White-winged duck on verge of extinction
2024-11-04 21:47
White-winged duck upgraded to Critically Endangered.
November 4th 2024 | The white-winged duck, Asarcornis scutulata, has most recently been assessed for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2024 and has been upgraded from Endangered to Critically Endangered.
This iconic duck of South-East Asia's wetlands is on the verge of extinction. A combination of threats including habitat loss, disturbance and hunting have caused a collapse of...
Baer's pochard in the picture
2024-10-14 13:41
Our Baer's pochard covers the latest Aviornis magazine.
October 14th 2024 | Previously considered Vulnerable, then (2008) Endangered and more recently uplisted to highest threat category, Critically endangered, while a single species action plan has been prepared as a result. Population most recently estimated by BirdLife International at just 150–700 mature individuals and considered to be still declining.
In aviculture numbers are uncerta...
How we keep track of data
2024-08-10 20:03
Sharing data to serve science
August 10th 2024 | Did you know 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗳𝗼𝘄𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱’𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀? 𝗔𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 Species360, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.
That information is recorded in the Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS), no...
