Czech Republic 2025

The Goose Specialist Group will hold its 21st conference in Mikulov, South Moravia, Czech Republic, in late January 2025.

The Czechia, as well as other central European countries become more important for wintering geese and other waterbirds. South Moravia is the most important region within the country, with a high concentration of White-fronted Geese, Tundra Bean Geese and Greylag Geese. The other wintering species include Barnacle Goose, Brent Goose, Red-breasted Goose, Lesser White-fronted Goose and Pink-footed Goose.

South Moravia is a unique region in the Czech Republic. It is located on the edge of the Pannonian plateau and Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. The history of this region is ancient, including mammoth hunters in the ice age, the Edge of the Romanian Empire and the centuries border between Austria, Moravia and Hungary, and recently Austria, Czechia and Slovakia. This region has been famous for wine production and Biosphere Reserve, including limestone Pálava hills, the remaining riverine forests and Lednické rybníky fishponds.