6th June 2008

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Updates

It’s Spring Fever for released Regent Honeyeaters (26 Sep 2008)

Update From The Field (6 June 2008)

Regent Honeyeater breeding program soars (8 May 2008)

Reports from the field, one month after release, have brought great news.

Transmitters on 19 of the 28 birds released are still working and confirmed daily sightings of these birds have proved they are flourishing in their new home.

Transmitter battery life is limited so we will soon lose electronic contact with the birds, but not before a mass of invaluable information has been collected..

Observers found a dead bird today. Experts report that this was most likely was caused by a hunting bird like a hawk or eagle, a natural occurrence of the circle of life. There was no transmitter or leg band located on the body which therefore suggests it was a wild-hatched individual.

Most of the released Regents have stayed close to the release area however some individuals have been recorded moving up to five kilometres away in  only a few days.

This is very rewarding news due to the continuing hard work of program co-ordinators and local volunteers in the field.