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Here, you'll find our latest features, interviews, and appearances across TV, podcasts, and other media, highlighting EcoBird's work and insights on bird behavior, conservation, and environmental research.

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How do pigeons find their way home (in Dutch)

How do pigeons find their way home? (In Dutch)

35 young gulls with transmitter released (in Dutch)

27/09/2023

Luc and Frederick sat down with Testerep, the digital magazine of the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), for an in-depth conversation on gulls. In the full interview, available in Dutch on VLIZ’s website, they share insights on gull cognition and behavior. Here, we've translated and highlighted a few compelling excerpts for our English-speaking readers.


09/08/2023

In nature reserve Ysermonde in Nieuwpoort, 35 herring gulls have been released, all wearing transmitters for scientific research. These are gull chicks hatched by researchers of ECoBird at the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Ostend.