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Bodensee Stork Bodo Displaces Rival and Fathers Two Fragile Chicks in Mügeln

Local volunteers ring the two fragile survivors after food shortages in surrounding monoculture fields

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Overview

  • Bodo, a two-year-old stork ringed at Lake Constance, ousted Mogelina’s long-time mate at a 30-meter-high chimney nest in late March
  • Of four eggs laid by the new pair only two chicks survived the hatching period and were noted as undernourished compared with others
  • Members of the Jungfeuerwehr Oschatz used a specialized cage and ladder to remove the chicks for ringing and named them Hannah and Antonio
  • The original male stork has not been sighted since his eviction and remains unlocated by conservationists
  • Experts warn that extensive monocultures and hardened soils have hampered food availability and threaten future breeding success