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Report a pheasant or partridge ring

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    Ring colour
    Species
    Sex
    Municipality where the animal was shot
    How the animal was found

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    By sending, you pass this report to GIBIS and to the departmental hunters' federation concerned, which checks it and uses it to monitor restocking (anonymous statistics). Your contact details are optional and only used to keep you informed; you can have them deleted at any time. Privacy · Terms of use

    Found a Gibis ring?

    Pheasants and partridges released by ACCAs (approved communal hunting associations) and hunting clubs carry a numbered, coloured aluminium leg ring from the Gibis game farm. It identifies the release the bird came from.

    Reporting a ring recovery takes a minute and helps everyone: it measures the recovery rate and dispersal of the birds, and gives feedback to the ACCA that released them. For background on game-bird restocking, see restocking and releases on gibis.fr.

    Every report is validated by the Fédération départementale des chasseurs (FDC), the departmental hunters' federation. Ring engraved with an address (MNHN / FNC)? That is not a Gibis ring: report it on bagues.chasseurdefrance.com (in French).

    Frequently asked questions

    What is a Gibis ring?

    A numbered, coloured aluminium leg ring fitted by the Gibis game farm on pheasants and partridges before an ACCA or a hunting club releases them into the wild. Some birds carry a numbered, coloured plastic wing tag instead: you can report it here too.

    I have found a ring on a pheasant or partridge. What should I do?

    Photograph the ring, give the municipality where the bird was shot and report it on this page. It takes a minute, even without a signal (you need to have opened this page once with a connection): the report sends itself as soon as you are back in coverage.

    My ring is engraved with an address (MUSEUM PARIS, FNC…). Is it a Gibis ring?

    No. A ring engraved with an address and a number (MNHN, FNC) belongs to scientific bird ringing: report it on bagues.chasseurdefrance.com. Gibis rings are aluminium too, but coloured and without an address.

    What are my reports used for?

    They measure the recovery rate and dispersal of released birds. Each report is validated by the departmental hunters' federation, then added to the public statistics.

    Is my information made public?

    No. Only statistics per department are published: no name, ring number or release site ever appears online.

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