Wiadomość została wysłana.
The Photographer stork was released at the beginning of August by a group of wildlife enthusiasts from a local Mazovian NGO, EcoLogic Group (Grupa EkoLogiczna), custodians of an area where local birds begin their winter migration.
“We were given 17 storks from the rescue center at Warsaw Zoo because we are located on a special place along the birds’ migration path,” Ireneusz Kaługa, president of Grupa EkoLogiczna, told TVP World.
Before the storks were released, a super-light action camera was attached to The Photographer’s back.
“This camera is our own prototype, and it is the only one of its kind,” Kaługa said, adding that selecting a mature stork for this mission was a crucial decision.
At certain points on the journey, The Photographer’s camera lost reception, sparking fears that the stork might have joined its fallen comrades.
“Each year, as the climate changes, the Sahara Desert expands, forcing storks to fly even further south to overwinter. The Photographer is lucky. In my 35 years as a stork enthusiast, I’ve seen their population decrease rapidly, with many storks dying along the way,” Kaługa told TVP World.
After three long months without new footage from The Photographer’s wildlife camera, a dispatch finally arrived on December 17th from Kenya. Just a day later, tracking data showed the stork had continued its journey to Tanzania.
Animal lovers hope that, after all its hard work, The Photographer stork will return to Poland safe and sound at the end of the overwintering season in March.
