Kiljuhanhi / Lesser white-fronted goose (an endangered species /uhanalaisin arktinen hanhilaji)

            Uhanalaisin arktinen hanhilaji. 
1900-luvun alussa Pohjoismaissa pesi tuhansia kiljuhanhipareja, nykyisin pesiviä pareja on jäljellä alle 15. Laji rauhoitettiin Suomessa 1969. WWF:llä on kiljuhanhityöryhmä. 1980-luvulta alkaen kiljuhanhia on kasvatettu tarhoissa ja istutettu luontoon sekä Suomessa että Ruotsissa, jonne on syntynyt pysyvä kanta. Suomessa istutuksia kokeiltiin 2000-luvun alussa, mutta kokeilu epäonnistui. Vuonna 2009 on aloitettu uusi kokeilu, jossa mukana on kiljuhanhen poikasia ja niille emoiksi valkoposkihanhia.

Tämän hanhin kuva otettu Lahdessa Pikkuvesijärven rannalla. :-)

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The lesser white-fronted goose is considered an endangered species, but there are programmes to reintroduce animals into the wild to strengthen the population. Additionally it is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

This genetically distinct population is now estimated at about 20 breeding pairs or 60–80 total individuals at most. They breed in Northern Norway and overwinter in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. There is a major stopover site at Hortobágy National Park, Hungary where the birds spend up to two months during autumn and one month during the spring migration.

This shot taken in Lahti (Finland), near lake Pikkuvesijärvi :-) 

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Taken on: July 24, 2015

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