Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita)

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Northern Bald Ibis, Hermit Ibis, or Waldrapp (Geronticus eremita): The species is now officially critically endangered. The Northern Bald Ibis has declined for several centuries, at least partly as a consequence of unidentified natural causes. The more rapid decline in the past hundred years, is the result of a combination of factors. These include significant human persecution, especially hunting, and also the loss of steppe and non-intensive agricultural areas , pesticide poisoning, disturbance, and dam construction.