Why were three released? Talk about playing the gooseberry.
John Leonard
On 15/12/2007, L&L Knight <> wrote:
> http://www.naturebase.net/content/view/3162/770/
>
> Western bristlebirds find new home
>
> Friday, 14 December 2007
>
> The future of the rare western bristlebird looks brighter following the
> successful translocation of three birds to D'Entrecasteaux National
> Park .
>
> Department of Environment and Conservation Principal Research Scientist
> Dr Allan Burbidge said the release was part of ongoing recovery efforts
> by DEC , the South Coast Threatened Birds Recovery Team and volunteers
> to re-establish a population west of Albany.
>
> "Nowadays the birds are found from the eastern end of Fitzgerald River
> National Park to Two Peoples Bay near Albany, but the species once
> occurred further west.
>
> "The translocation is part of an attempt to reintroduce the species to
> parts of its former Habitat ," Dr Burbidge said.
>
> The bristlebirds were released near Mandalay Beach in D'Entrecasteaux
> National Park.
>
> "The habitat in this area was thought to be suitable for bristlebirds,
> due to the dense heath and patches of long unburnt vegetation, similar
> to that at Two Peoples Bay, where the three birds were caught in the
> wild," he said.
>
> The birds were fitted with radio transmitters and were tracked
> intensively for the first week after release to determine their
> locations.
>
> "The three birds appear to have settled down and two of them seem to
> have paired up. They have been staying close together and singing
> duets," Dr Burbidge said.
>
> "If the birds persist, it will give the recovery team some confidence
> about the suitability of habitat in the area, and under those
> circumstances more will be released in 2008."
>
> Frequent and widespread fires remain the most critical factor likely to
> reduce the suitable habitat area for the western bristlebird. The
> species is now considered Vulnerable with less than 350 pairs known.
>
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