A poster with the results of a two-year study on the migration of wintering teals in Italy presented at the European Ornithologists' Union Congress in 2015
Satellite telemetry is increasingly affirming itself as an innovative and winning choice for understanding the migration strategies of wild birds and the identification of reproductive sites.
The working group, made up of researchers from the University of Pisa and CIRSEMAF together with ACMA and the Migratory Birdlife Office of the Italian Hunting Federation, presented the results of two years of study at the Congress of the European Ornithologists' Union, held in Badajoz in Spain from 24 to 28 August last.
The poster, entitled “Spring migration of European teals Anas crecca wintering in Italy "by the authors Dimitri Giunchi, Natale Emilio Baldaccini, Alfonso Lenzoni, Paolo Luschi, Michele Sorrenti and Lorenzo Vanni, demonstrated the reproductive areas reached by wintering teals in three Italian locations, identifying both central Europe and areas of Arctic Russia.
Migration strategies have also been described precisely, demonstrating for the first time that teals make stops shortly after the start of migration, which can last for a very long time, and then head decisively towards the nesting sites.
Of extreme importance for management and hunting purposes, the precise determination of the beginning of the pre-nuptial migration, which always took place after the beginning of February, or after what is now established by the data. Key concepts, which foresees the third decade of January as the beginning of the migratory movement towards the breeding grounds. This data was obtained only thanks to the satellite technology used, which allows to know the position of the marked animal with precision and very short times.
The study will continue in the coming years, extending the investigation to other species as well.
Thanks to all those who believed in this research, in particular to the funders, without whose contribution it would not have been possible to carry out this work.
A further step forward was taken towards the recognition of the world of hunters in scientific contexts, with evident applications for the definition of hunting seasons that comply with the European Directive without penalizing Italian hunters.
All updates, together with the list of lenders, are available on the site www.progettoanatidisatellitare.com, while the poster is attached to this press release.
Rome, 7 September 2015 - Fidc Bird Migration Office - ACMA
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