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- Biologist Bernat Garrigós guided fifteen northern bald ibises into the Alt Empordà flock in northern Spain.
- The northern bald ibis has been extinct in Europe for 300 years.
- Garrigós launched the Alt Empordà project in 2024 and had nearly 60 ibises by 2025.
- The plan targets at least 50 breeding pairs and about 300 wild ibises within ten years.
- Endesa visited the site and began retrofitting pylons to increase visibility for the ibises.
