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Do you want to be up to date with the news of the tenth edition of the Delta Birding Festival? Here you can find new information about presentations, exhibitions, documentaries and much more!

Catalogs of threatened fauna and flora of Catalonia: new opportunities for nature conservation (talk in catalan)
The catalogs of threatened fauna and flora include more than 700 taxa that require conservation measures. Beyond identifying which species are threatened, we will discuss with different biodiversity technicians what role catalogs can play in the conservation of species and habitats: how work is done today and what opportunities catalogs offer, from the planning at...
Fauna and flora threatened with extinction in Catalonia (conference in catalan)
In Catalonia there are more than 700 taxa of flora and fauna that require active conservation measures to avoid their extinction. Many are familiar and mediatic species for the general public, but most are still largely unknown, even to scientists and managers. Ricard Gutiérrez – Head of the Wildlife Conservation Section of the Fauna and...
Reintroductions (talk in spanish)
A reintroduction is the deliberate release of native species into the wild, either through captivity or relocation from other areas where the species survives. This usually concerns species that are threatened, locally extinct, or extinct in the wild. Reintroduction can be part of a renaturalization program when extinct species do not return spontaneously. It can...
Marine wind parks (talk in spanish)
Offshore wind power is, like land-based wind power, a force application produced by the wind to generate electrical energy. The difference compared to that obtained on land lies in the fact that wind turbines are installed on water surfaces, both in marine areas and inland (such as lakes or fjords). According to experts, offshore wind...
Seychelles Islands’ birds: diversity, conservation and research (conference in catalan)
Gerard Rocamora, ornithologist, scientific director and president of the Island Biodiversity and Conservation center of the University of Seychelles, has lived and worked on these islands since 1995, with organizations such as BirdLife International, the IUCN, and Conservation International. He will give us a general presentation of this archipelago avifauna, with examples of conservation and...
The European shag, what have we learned so far? (conference in catalan)
Carles Tobella, Department of Environmental Sciences of Girona associate professor and Coastal Protection Section of the General Directorate of Maritime Policy and Sustainable Fisheries of the Generalitat de Catalunya biologist, together with Guillem Arrufat, trained biologist, currently working at the mosquito control service of the Bay of Roses and Baix Ter, they will discover the...
L’Ovella Verda live podcast with special guest Ponç Feliu (talk in catalan)
Andrea and Marta, creators of the L’Ovella Verda podcast, will be at the Delta Birding Festival broadcasting their program live. They will open their fourth season by interviewing one of our speakers, Ponç Feliu, biologist, environmentalist and director of the Cap de Creus Natural Park. We will be able to find out what problems and...
“Red Natural de Aragón. El latido de un territorio.” documentary presentation (conference in catalan)
Aragon has an enormous natural heritage, with a great diversity of habitats. In this space, an audiovisual from the Natural Network of Aragon called El latido de un territorio will be presented, which reviews Aragon’s biogeography through the protected natural areas network, the Natural Network of Aragon. Instead of showing each place, the video has...
Ornitho.cat: a powerful tool for biodiversity conservation (conference in catalan)
Ornitho is the portal that collects the most data, both on birds and many other taxonomic groups, at a continental level. In Catalonia, since ICO launched its Catalan version nearly 15 years ago, Ornitho.cat, more than 9 million observations have already been collected. Beyond the huge volume of data generated by this portal, the most...
The Embut and Illa de Mar: two purification wetlands full of birdlife
The Embut Wetland and the Illa de Mar Wetland are two purification wetlands in the Ebro Delta built by ACUAMED (Ministry for Ecological Transition) and managed by AQUAMBIENTE (AGBAR group) that have become, since its formation in 2013, privileged places for the migration and nesting of a large number of birds, coming to identify more...
20 fantastic birds you should try to see (conference in English)
Dominic Couzens is a bird and wildlife writer who has contributed to a large number of magazines such as BBC Wildlife and the RSPB’s Birds. He is also the author of a good number of books such as “The Secret Lives of Garden Birds”, “Extreme Birds”, or the useful identification guide “Birds ID Insights. Identifying...
La Ràpita debuts as a sponsor of DBF23
In this new Delta Birding Festival edition, we will have a new collaborator: La Ràpita. La Ràpita, for centuries officially called Sant Carles de la Ràpita, is a municipality in Catalonia located in the region of Montsià. If you are looking for the quiet of rural tourism, if you need the adrenaline of nautical activities,...