News

Saving the southern dunlin ›

Work to save the southern dunlin is in full swing on Öland. 

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The storks have laid eggs ›

The spring's first stork eggs are now nesting in the Wetlands. Each egg is worth its weight in gold for this endangered bird that became extinct in Sweden in the 1950s.

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World Wetlands Day ›

Did you know that wetlands are among the most species-rich environments in the world and invaluable for biodiversity? Nordens Ark works actively species like white stork, white-naped crane and red-crowned crane, whom all depend on the wetlands for their survival.

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Ibises released into the wild ›

"Our" northern bald ibises has been released from the acclimatisation aviary in southern Spain.

Looking for students - wildlife radio telemetry Öland ›

Nordens Ark is now looking for students who can help us with the work of preserving the acutely endangered great capricorn beetle.

We are looking for two dedicated persons for tracking 30-50 days in a row in field. One in the team, preferably both, must have a keen interest in technique and hard ware, without being an expert.

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Grant programme enables urgent action to protect Pallas’s cats ›

Three projects from three countries have been awarded grants for their work to  understand more about Pallas’s cat threats, distribution, status and ecology in order to best protect this charismatic species.

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Spring is coming and hope sprouts when the endangered butterfly caterpillars hatch ›

Every summer, the clouded apollo butterfly lay eggs that are taken care of. Last summer's eggs have hatched and 70 tiny larvae are eating away on corydalis before it's time to pupate a month later. In mid-May, fully developed butterflies hatch, butterflies that then mate for a couple of weeks and lay new eggs before they die.

Record number of visitors in January ›

2021 has started as 2020 ended - with restrictions and limitations. But there is hope. Never during our thirty-three-year history have so many people visited Nordens Ark in January!

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Can frogs survive in environments where the fungus that kills them is found? ›

This November, Kristofer Försäter from Nordens Ark went to the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean to work on this, together with the local Ministry of the Environment (DOE) and the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

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Plenty of fish in the Eco Park ›

Yesterday's brown trout safari here at Nordens Ark was very successful. The inventory of brown trout and bottom fauna showed plenty of fish and a good distribution in terms of size and age - and even more are on their way up the stream, from the sea, to spawn!

Nordens Ark's amphibian expert at international symposium ›

Today our amphibian expert Kristofer Försäter is talking at Amphibian Translocation Symposium about our work with endangered amphibians. 

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Live from the leopard lair ›

The Persian leopard born at Nordens Ark this summer is now big enough for some adventures in the enclosure. Under the watchful eye of her mother of course. But still a large part of the day is spent resting in the lair.

You can see the cub and mother (when they are in the lair) on our live streaming on YouTube.

Northern Bald Ibis at Barcelona Zoo ›

A few weeks ago four of our female northern bald ibises to Barcelona Zoo. They were the first of their species in Barcelona and soon four males will arrive and hopefully mate. We look forward to more reports on how "our" ibises are doing.

The first white storks ›

The first white storks of this spring hatched just a few days ago at the Wetlands at Nordens Ark. The coming days many more will hatch and later this summer they will all be released into the wild in the south of Sweden.

Babyboom at Nordens Ark ›

Spring at Nordens Ark equals cute animal babies. This week the first calves, chickens and baby goats has been born at the Farm. Any day now the first lambs will arrive and in time for easter.

30 years ›

For 30 years Nordens Ark’s been working to save endangered animals. Sometimes all goes well, like with the peregrine falcon, but many animals are still endangered and our work as important as when we started in 1989.

Open burning prohibition order applies! ›

Open burning prohibition order means that you are NOT allowed to light fires, or barbecue in forests or in public areas. The ban also applies to disposable grills, prepared fireplaces and barbecue sites on public land, such as beaches, campsites and parks.

Keep in mind that it is always you who are responsible for the security and that you can be held accountable and be punished if you cause a fire or violate the ban.

European Bison cermony ›

The highpoint of the day, 26th of May, is the European Bison ceremony. During the day more activities will happened such as the yearly sheep run.

Otter puppies born at Nordens Ark ›

Sometime late summer two otter puppies were born at Nordens Ark. They spend the first time underground in the nest with their mother but now they are starting to explore the enclosure. 

It's been three years since we had otter puppies last and this year's father comes from that litter. 

The Asian Unicorn ›

Few areas of the world are as unexplored as the Annamite Mountains in Vietnam and Laos. Every year new unique and endemic species are discovered. The saola was one of the most astounding biological discoveries of the 20th Century when it was found in 1992. Since then no biologists has seen it in the wild. Locals see it and once in a while a camera trap takes a photo.

When saola expert William Robichaud visited Nordens Ark we took the opportunity to ask him about this elusive animal.