2021 NSW Regent Honeyeater Captive Release Update #3 Hi everyone (Regent Honeyeater email group), Thankfully, that wasn’t the case this time, with almost all the birds staying faithful to the same We would first like to acknowledge and thank the patches of...
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2021 NSW Regent Honeyeater Captive Release Update #3 Hi everyone (Regent Honeyeater email group), Thankfully, that wasn’t the case this time, with almost all the birds staying faithful to the same We would first like to acknowledge and thank the patches of the forest they had been frequenting. traditional owners of the land whose country we This indeed is an encouraging sign that the have had the privilege of walking on for this release released birds are content with the current – the Wonnarua people. conditions in this beautiful patch of bushland. With the numbers of indicator species such as Noisy This community update comes approximately five Friarbirds and Little Lorikeets seemingly still weeks since 58 zoo-bred Regent Honeyeaters were building and a good amount of bud and blossom released into the Cessnock-Kurri Kurri woodlands. across the woodland, it seems likely that the The birds have settled down in recent weeks and majority of the released birds will stay here for the some
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