A ringed partridge or pheasant recovered in Bas-Rhin only tells its story if the ring number is reported, and that takes a minute. The page is also meant for the ACCAs, France's approved communal hunting associations, and for the Bas-Rhin hunters' federation (FDC 67): it shows what is published and what never is. On the administrative map, department 67 belongs to the Grand Est region; its prefecture is Strasbourg.
Validating recoveries in Bas-Rhin
The Bas-Rhin hunters' federation (FDC 67) does not use RingFollow at present. A ring found in Bas-Rhin can still be reported: the report is recorded, and it will be validated by a federation, never by GIBIS. The ring number leads back to the original release: if the federation of the department where it took place is registered, it validates; if not, the report waits, filed under department 67.
Reporting a ring found in Bas-Rhin
- Start with a sharp photo of the ring: the number is read automatically, and you check it.
- Enter the municipality, Strasbourg or any other in the department; no municipality is ever shown publicly.
- If the bird carries a wing tag rather than a leg ring, say so at the same step, together with the species.
- Send it. For 24 hours you can still remove or add a photo.
After you send it
The report is recorded as soon as it arrives, with the photo and the municipality given. Next comes the matching: does the ring belong to a recorded release? If so, and if that department's federation is registered, it reviews the recovery. If no release matches, the report is kept under department 67 and stays out of the public totals. No hunter, ACCA or municipality is ever named: only totals per department and points rounded to about 1 km.
Key facts about Bas-Rhin
According to CORINE Land Cover, agricultural areas covered 49% of the department in 2018, forests and semi-natural areas 38%. The rest is shared between artificial surfaces (11%) and water bodies (1%). With 1,163,810 inhabitants (INSEE, 2022 population count) on about 4,790 km², the density is roughly 243 inhabitants per km²; the department has 514 municipalities. At about 243 inhabitants per km², population density here is the highest among the department and its four neighbours. Its arrondissements are administered from Strasbourg (prefecture), Haguenau, Molsheim, Saverne and Sélestat.
Sources: INSEE (official geographic code 2025, 2022 population counts), OFB / EEA (CORINE Land Cover 2018), geo.api.gouv.fr (areas).
What the rings say in Bas-Rhin
- The count of validated recoveries in Bas-Rhin still stands at zero.
- The validation queue for Bas-Rhin is empty.
- Nationwide, RingFollow records 85 ringed releases (3,592 birds) and 16 validated recoveries, across 5 participating federations.
The Grand Est region and RingFollow
Besides Bas-Rhin, the Grand Est region comprises Moselle, Haut-Rhin, Marne, Meuse, Ardennes, Vosges, Aube, Meurthe-et-Moselle and Haute-Marne. None of the ten departments in the region has a federation tracking its rings on RingFollow at present (see the regional overview). The population (1,163,810 inhabitants in 2022) is higher here than in any other department of the Grand Est region.
The breeding side: gibis.fr
The ringed birds tracked here come from the GIBIS game farm in Chatte (Isère). For the pheasant strain, see PUR CHASSE® pheasants; for restocking in general, restocking game birds.
One ring, one data point
Every recovery reported gives a date, a distance and a species. Added together, they give an operation's recovery rate and how far the birds disperse after release: enough to adjust future releases in Bas-Rhin.
Bas-Rhin and its neighbours
Its neighbours are Moselle to the north-west, Vosges to the south-west, Haut-Rhin to the south and Meurthe-et-Moselle to the west. All its neighbours belong, like the department itself, to the Grand Est region. Among its neighbours, the share of agricultural areas ranges from 44% (Vosges) to 59% (Meurthe-et-Moselle), against 49% here (CORINE Land Cover 2018). The nearest department whose federation tracks its rings on RingFollow is Ain, about 330 km to the south-west as the crow flies between department centres.
Your questions about Bas-Rhin
Should a ring engraved with an address, found in Bas-Rhin, be reported here?
No. RingFollow only covers game-farm rings, which carry no address. Rings from scientific ringing schemes are reported to those schemes; this site's guide tells you more.
Why are there no statistics for Bas-Rhin?
A department's statistics are only published if its federation tracks its rings on RingFollow and at least 3 releases are recorded there. The Bas-Rhin hunters' federation (FDC 67) does not use RingFollow at present.
How do I report a ringed partridge taken in Bas-Rhin?
Just as for a pheasant: photo of the ring, number checked, species “red-legged partridge” or “grey partridge”, and the municipality. Nothing differs in Bas-Rhin.
Does GIBIS validate reports from Bas-Rhin?
No, never. Recoveries are validated by the federation of the department where the bird was released, if it is registered on RingFollow.
Will my name appear on the Bas-Rhin page?
No. Public pages only show totals per department, never a count below 3; no hunter, ACCA or municipality is ever named.
Registering a federation
Hunter or ACCA official in Bas-Rhin? You can raise it with your federation. All federations and their situation: Federations.
Few figures for Bas-Rhin so far? See what a well-filled department page looks like (example with simulated data).