Wild Northern bald ibis breeding pairs in Morocco fell to 59 in 1997 and rose to 147 in 2018, and reintroductions have returned the species to parts of its former range, including the Alps.
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- Learn how species that faced extinction are bouncing back (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/northern-bald-ibis-geronticus-eremita-history-current-status-and-future-perspectives/570EE0C496F173CE86B34429B8675583 (cambridge.org)
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