Page 21 - Earth Day NL 2025

NATURE & WILDLIFE
return of the osprey, the

With its splendid brown and white coat and bright yellow eyes, the Osprey is the
only bird of prey in the world to feed exclusively on fish. This migratory bird has
long populated the shores of lakes and large rivers throughout central Europe to
breed in the summer. However, the species has gradually retreated to areas
further north in Europe, away from the persecution caused by human expansion.
In Switzerland, logging and industrial development contributed to its
disappearance from our country a century ago. A sad fate that did not escape

the vigilance of a couple of passionate ornithologist, Wendy and Denis. To
remedy this situation, they decided to embark on an ambitious project to Definition Episodes
1
HD
reintroduce the Osprey to Switzerland. To do this, they called on Roy Dennis, a Producer YOP
Scotsman considered the greatest European specialist of the Osprey, who taught Orca Production 2023
them the technique of “translocation”, the only reliable method to reinstall a
breeding population. The principle is to make the birds believe that...