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Year 2001 - White Stork Project
Schools from three Countries together
in Europe At School 2001 competition
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Published by School M.A.R, Croatia, I.E.S.J-Sera, Spain
and G.S.G Moisil, Romania.
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EkoMAR zine > art#001063
26.03.2001
Europian white storks in Africa: Birds of Two Places
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A forest of Acacia tortillis. Foxes sitting in clumps of grass.
A baby zebra dying. Lions resting.
Swampy area and a hyena.
"This is where and amongst whom hundreds of European White Storks spend their winter season in loose flocks. They are tall elegant white birds with mainly black wings and long red bill and legs, that loves to eat frogs, Locusts and grasshoppers. They soar high on the thermals and assemble at large insect concentrations such as locust plagues and at grass fires.
In the summer they live in Europe, five to six per village. When they build their large platform nests out of reeds, clods and grass, on the steeples and chimneys on their buildings, people consider themselves lucky. If they can raise their two, three or four chicks it is even luckier."
In about November they arrive in Africa and Asia. In Tanzania there are regular migratory passages,near Lake Victoria.
The White Storks walk slowly across the grasslands, or rest if they are full.
In November-December, those who are flying further south will do so, a few will fly as far as South Africa, and will stay there late November through early April.
"White Storks hardly have any voice; they make only a soft hissing sound, or clatter their bill. Other than that, they have to let us know what they mean with their presence. Almost everywhere people find them helpful, handsome, delicate, accommodating birds - equally natural in an eastern or central European city and on the East African plains."
The storks are having tough time at their breeding grounds in Europe; their foods are becoming more and more scarce there. Many also die because of the pesticides in Europe; and many more break their necks on high wires.
Conclusion:
"Additional attention needs to be given on meeting their needs (which are beneficial to those of human beings anyway) at their breeding areas, to ensure that such a fine bird as the European White Stork continues to feel at home in the world."
author: Anne Outwater
http://www.newafrica.com/tanzania/article6.htm
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