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Habitat promotion – waterbird and migratory bird reserve Kaltbrunner Riet SG

Preserving habitats for waterfowl and migratory birds in the Kaltbrunner Riet nature reserve

Kaltbrunner Riet is to be enhanced as a habitat for waterfowl and migratory birds. To this end, the originally open character of the plain of the River Linth is being restored in the Riet area.

Domain Conservation

Unit Upswing for Birds

Topics Species Recovery, Habitat Promotion

Habitat wetlands

Project start 2022

Project completion 2027

Project status ongoing

Project management Petra Horch

Project region St Gallen

Details

Project partner(s)

Pro Natura St. Gallen-Appenzell

Financial support

Kanton St. Gallen, Amt für Natur, Jagd und Fischerei

Employees

Head of Upswing for Birds

Petra Horch

+41 41 462 97 44

petra.horch@vogelwarte.ch

Upswing for Birds employee

Jan Pfister

+41 41 462 99 63

jan.pfister@vogelwarte.ch

Species concerned

Common Snipe

Wood Sandpiper

Common Kingfisher

Eurasian Curlew

Ruff

Northern Lapwing

Northern Shoveler

Green Sandpiper

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Upswing for Birds

Together with partners, we carry out projects to enhance and secure habitats throughout Switzerland in the long term.

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