Project Report
| Oct 28, 2016
We're quacking up!
By Nicole Wexler | Director of Development
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A diving duck at the Jerusalem Zoo
Hello Diving Duck supporters!
Since we last reported to you, our 21 adorable ducklings have been growing in the Marsh Aviary exhibit and will be ready for release into the wild in approximately one month’s time.
Some will be released here at the Zoo; and some will be released at the Einot Gibbeton Nature Reserve between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
In the meantime, we have been testing new GPS tracking collars for more accurate tracking of individuals released in the future.
Thank you for your continued support of this important wildlife conservation program.
Warm Regards,
Nicole and the Avian Team at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
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Aug 2, 2016
More quacking going on!
By Nicole Wexler | Director of Development
![Diving ducklings hatching!]()
Diving ducklings hatching!
Hello Diving Duck supporters!
Since we last reported to you, no less than 21 adorable ducklings have hatched in our breeding center!
They are currently being cared for and raised in our Marsh Aviary Exhibit until they are ready for release into the wild.
In the future, we hope to be able to do a soft release of some individuals fitted with tracking collars to a nature reserve in the north of Israel. Stay tuned for more news about this in our next report.
Thank you for your continued support of this important wildlife conservation program.
Warm Regards,
Nicole and the Avian Team at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
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May 9, 2016
Monitoring the ducks released
By Nicole Wexler | Director of Development
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A diving duck flies to freedom
Hello Diving Duck supporters!
We last reported to you about releasing more of these beautiful aquatic birds into the wild. But breeding and releasing is not enough – the progress of released individuals needs to be monitored so that the conservation program can be adjusted to achieve optimal results.
Accordingly, our project leaders have decided to appoint a student researcher to monitor released ducks and to track their movements. This data will help us to analyze whether the hard or soft releases are more effective; which areas the ducks tend to prefer and their survival success rate at the various release locations. We have been able to add this staff member thanks in part to the Aharon Shulov Fund and in part thanks to the generous support of our GlobalGiving supporters – so a very big thank you to all of you!
In time, we hope to be able to afford to implant tracking microchips in the individuals released so that we can monitor their movements in real time and keep more accurate records.
Thank you for your continued support of this important wildlife conservation program.
Warm Regards,
Nicole and the Avian Team at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo
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