Gunnar Hartmann Wins Nature Photo Prize With 19 Northern Bald Ibises in Flight
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Updated · WTJX Newsfeed · Jun 11
Gunnar Hartmann Wins Nature Photo Prize With 19 Northern Bald Ibises in Flight
3 articles · Updated · WTJX Newsfeed · Jun 11
Summary
Nature announced Hartmann as the overall Scientist at Work winner for a Spain image showing 19 northern bald ibises flying ahead of an ultralight aircraft.
The photograph came during a 2024 Waldrappteam mission that guided a flock of 36 ibises more than 1,700 miles from southeastern Germany to southern Spain to relearn migration.
Hartmann spent 50 days with the conservation project and took the shot near Jaén after several difficult flying days when the tired birds had resisted following the aircraft.
The winning image spotlights a long-running effort to restore a species that vanished from Europe about 400 years ago after overhunting.