Conservation
Working To Increase Nature Conservation and Species Protection with the Jordsand Association
Jordsand is committed to the protection of migratory and seabirds and their habitats. ZEISS supports this in joint cooperation.
Ambassadors answer: Mark James Pearson
Mark James Pearson is an Ornithologist, Wildlife Guide and Environmental Educator living at the North Yorkshire Coast in the UK. We asked him about optics, education and conservation.
Ambassadors answer: Noam Weiss
This short interview highlights the extraordinary conservation work of the International Birding and Research Center in Eilat (IBRCE).
Securing the wintering grounds of the Endangered Spotted Greenshank (Tringa guttifer)
Spotted Greenshank is listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List and currently faces an ongoing decline, driven principally by habitat loss and degradation.
The long-winged Club is in Trouble
The long-winged club is not for every bird. It’s for the tough ones only. Global climate change has made their lives harder with longer migration routes, faster migrations and desertification among other heightened risks. This spring in Eilat revealed the challenges and sometimes tragedies they face.
The Vultures‘ Restaurant
NABU develops a prototype guaranteeing a safe and poison-free feeding station for endangered vultures and other birds of prey in Kenya. The project is co-financed by ZEISS.
When Eagle Eyes Aren’t Enough
ZEISS Binoculars ans Spotting Scopes for the NABU Federsee Nature Conservation Center – an active contribution to the protection of plants and animal species.
The art of enjoying birds without filter
An interview with the Spanish birdwatcher José Luis Copete: He gives us insights in his life as an ornithologist and how to enjoy nature observation the most.
Monitoring with the New DTI Thermal Imaging Camera
Equipped with the new, high-resolution ZEISS thermal imaging camera, the ornithologists will now be able to monitor the eagle-owls even more closely.
Perseverance Pays Off – Initial Successes in the Protection of the Corn Bunting
It has been four years that the team of University of Tübingen are analyzing the necessary measures to protect the Corn Bunting.