A month ago, we told you about the satellite transmitter with which we equipped an individual of the critically endangered in Bulgaria species Ruddy shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea). We then shared that we hope to learn interesting facts about the adventurous lives of birds through this.
And as ordered, our traveler's odyssey began, sending us extremely interesting data. You can imagine how amazed we were when we saw the route it had taken in recent days and the direction it headed. After several months of moving between different wetlands in Bulgaria, suddenly at the end of June, in the height of summer, the bird decided to head south. So far south that it is already south of Ankara, in the Asian part of Turkey!
After short rests on the coast of the Sea of Marmara and the Gökçekaya Dam, the bird landed in Kızılırmak River (translated: Red River) next to Tuz lake yesterday. The river delta has been declared a Ramsar site. Kızılırmak, known in ancient times as Halys River, is the longest river that flows entirely on the territory of Turkey. In ancient times, the river was often a border between different empires and, accordingly, a scene of military action. "If you cross the Halys, you will destroy a great empire," said the Oracle of Delphi to King Croesus. Of course, we hope that the odyssey of the Ruddy shelduck that crossed Halys will only put an end to the lack of data on the ecology of this amazing species.
We guess the journey is in full swing and there are more surprises to come. So, we continue to monitor the data that our Odysseus sends us. And you stay tuned for news!
For additional information:
Dimitar Popov - dpopov@greenbalkans.org
Galina Meshkova - gmeschkova@greenbalkans.org
And as ordered, our traveler's odyssey began, sending us extremely interesting data. You can imagine how amazed we were when we saw the route it had taken in recent days and the direction it headed. After several months of moving between different wetlands in Bulgaria, suddenly at the end of June, in the height of summer, the bird decided to head south. So far south that it is already south of Ankara, in the Asian part of Turkey!
After short rests on the coast of the Sea of Marmara and the Gökçekaya Dam, the bird landed in Kızılırmak River (translated: Red River) next to Tuz lake yesterday. The river delta has been declared a Ramsar site. Kızılırmak, known in ancient times as Halys River, is the longest river that flows entirely on the territory of Turkey. In ancient times, the river was often a border between different empires and, accordingly, a scene of military action. "If you cross the Halys, you will destroy a great empire," said the Oracle of Delphi to King Croesus. Of course, we hope that the odyssey of the Ruddy shelduck that crossed Halys will only put an end to the lack of data on the ecology of this amazing species.
We guess the journey is in full swing and there are more surprises to come. So, we continue to monitor the data that our Odysseus sends us. And you stay tuned for news!
For additional information:
Dimitar Popov - dpopov@greenbalkans.org
Galina Meshkova - gmeschkova@greenbalkans.org
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