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Background The northern bald ibis is listed as ‘critically endangered’, with only one remaining colony in Morocco (consisting of around 200 adults) and a few individuals in the Middle East. A further colony with up to 100 individuals exists in Birecik, Turkey. Though these birds are a remnant of a former migratory colony that is now semi-captive, they ...

Background Inland salt marshes are created where saline ground water rises to the surface. The salts come primarily from the Zechstein formation which came into being around 250 million years ago when a sea covered today's Central Europe. Normally, thick layers of clay prevent the rise of saline water into the freshwater near the surface. In places where ...