Re: Blackall Range Albert Lyrebird

Andrew

I've been doing a bit of research on this subject - reindroduction of species that is.  There are so many issues to consider before getting involved in this sort of thing.  I won't go into all of this myself but for anyone interested, and who has the time, there is quite a bit of literature internationally. The book 'Reintroduction Biology of the Australasian Fauna', ed by Melody Serena and published by Surrey Beatty & Sons is a primary reference.

Doug Armstrong's group at Massey University have done a lot of research on effectiveness of re-intro of birds and he heads up the Australasian section of the IUCN Reintroduction Specialist Group - go to
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~darmstro//rsg.htm. This site has many publications listed.  

Should you look at this you will be amazed at just how much effort has gone into getting Turkeys back into the field!

Cheers

David Geering
Regent Honeyeater Recovery Coordinator
NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
P.O. Box 2111
Dubbo  NSW  2830
Ph: 02 6883 5335 or Freecall 1800 621 056
Fax: 02 6884 9382



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