ENDANGERED NORTHERN HELMETED CURASSOW THRIVES IN ESKİŞEHİR

At the Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre of Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Zoo, efforts to protect the Northern Helmeted Curassow, listed as "Endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), along with many other species, have resulted in an important success. Following meticulous work at the incubation centre, a healthy chick hatched from a Northern Helmeted Curassow egg placed in an incubator.

Native to the Andes Mountains of western Venezuela and northern Colombia, the Northern Helmeted Curassow can only reproduce under certain conditions. As the species produces an average of just one or two chicks during a breeding season, breeding programmes aimed at its conservation are particularly important. In this context, the successful breeding achieved at the Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Zoo Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre represents a valuable contribution to efforts to protect the species.

CHICK'S DEVELOPMENT CLOSELY MONITORED

The development, feeding and care of the newly hatched Northern Helmeted Curassow chick are being closely and carefully monitored by the teams at the Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre.

Under the coordination of Ufuk Yıldırım, Head of the Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre, the teams aim to support the chick's healthy development and contribute to the continuation of the species.

Through its breeding and rehabilitation programmes, Eskişehir Metropolitan Municipality Veterinary Affairs Department Zoo continues to contribute not only to the protection of animals in the city, but also to the conservation of endangered species around the world.