Geronticus

The number of critically endangered bald ibis, seen only in the Nile Valley and in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, has increased from 41 to 333 thanks to protection efforts carried out since 2001.

Some 15 newborns of the endangered northern bald ibis species have been released into the wild in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa's Birecik district, as part of the annual process to allow the birds not to forget their migration route.

A mosaic artisan is building sculptures of endangered birds by using waste materials, such as scrap metals, plastics and electronic cards to raise public awareness about environmental pollution.

The endangered generations of northern bald ibises are protected by serious measures as a result of the works carried out by the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks.

The works started in 1977 with two adults and nine young birds gave results and today the number of bald ibis is 244 in Birecik district of in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa.

The number of endangered bald ibises, which are under protection in the Bald Ibis Reproduction Station in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa's Birecik district, has reached 273 after the birth of 65 new babies.

In the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa's Birecik district, the wires in power transmission lines have been isolated to protect bald ibises from electric currents. 

Electric wires covered with insulation material to protect endangered bald ibises in Turkey’s southeast

New shelters are being searched for bald ibises, which live only in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa's Birecik district in Turkey, in a bid to take them under protection as they are at risk of extinction. 

Works have been carried out in the Bald Ibis Reproduction Station, established by the Forestry and Water Affairs Ministry in 1977 for the reproduction of these birds. 

A number of critically endangered northern bald ibises, considered a "symbol of abundance" in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa, are waiting for the war in Syria to end before they migrate. 

The Bald ?bis Reproduction Center, which was established in 1977 in the city's Birecik district, carries out efforts to allow these birds to survive and reproduce.