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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!

Fernando Gómez – Journey to the Paleolithic Age: the last Tanzania trackers, the Hadza.
Fernando Gómez is an expert in wildlife tracking techniques at an international level, runs tracking services with SERAFO and is a tracking guide for Rift Valley Expeditions. At the Delta Birding Festival, he will talk about tracking in Africa. There is a place north of Lake Eyasi where the last Tanzanian trackers survive. On the...
Listen to us on La Radio del Somormujo!
Once again La Radio Somormujo broadcasts an episode of its podcast, which is number 224, dedicated 100% to the Delta Birding Festival. And in this interview, we had a lot to talk about, since as you know we are celebrating the tenth edition of the festival, and 10 years don’t happen every day! During the...
If you want to be an exhibitor or sponsor, you can book your space now!
This Monday, May 13, we open forms to book stands at the trade fair. Whether you are a Nature Artist, have an Ecotourism or organize Trips to see wildlife, or if you take part in an Optics and Photography brand, we are waiting for you at the Delta Birding Festival! You can now download the...
The Delta Birding Festival is back with the 10th anniversary celebration!
This coming September 20, 21 and 22, 2024, we are celebrating the tenth edition of the Delta Birding Festival with a lot of surprises. As every year, you will be able to discover the news through the news section of our website and also by following the social networks of the @deltabirdingfestival on Instagram, Twitter...
We open the doors to the Delta Photo Contest 2024!
If a few days ago we told you that we were launching a new website, now we also announce that we have a new photo entry platform for the Delta Birding Festival photo contest. The Delta Photo Contest, the most prestigious bird photo contest in the Mediterranean, is back! After last year we received more...
Marquee 1 conferences now available on Youtube
We are back again with good news because on our YouTube channel you can now enjoy the presentations made in marquee 1 during the days 22, 23 and 24 September. For those who could not attend the ninth edition of the Delta Birding Festival, you can now see and listen to Ponç Feliu, Ricard Gutiérrez...
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...