A critically endangered regent honeyeater, released as part of a captive breeding program, has travelled hundreds of kilometres in only three months. Conservationists says it shows captive-bred birds can adapt and thrive in the wild.
One of the birds released, a male named "OG-Bling", was photographed in April at nearby Kurri Kurri, socialising with other zoo-bred and wild regent honeyeaters.
He said it was "really great news", as regent honeyeaters needed to be able to travel large distances in search of flowering food trees. Mr Roderick said the previous distance record for a zoo-bred regent honeyeater was 470km, but that was achieved over a much longer time span. Taronga Conservation Society's Monique Van Sluys said OG-Bling's long-distance travel was very encouraging."So much care and effort goes into breeding and caring for these birds in the zoos at Sydney and Dubbo, as well as ensuring we use conservation science to optimise their survival post release," Dr Van Sluys said.
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