Re:The daredevil flight to save rare birds
by dendrite9 on Wednesday December 20, 2023 @03:43PM
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There was a similar project with Sandhill cranes in the US, starting in the 90s. It looks like there are questions about making the parenting too easy and not preparing the young for life on their own, so that specific program ended.
It seems like a useful tool for keeping a population alive and getting them to good places, but there are limits to using it long term. Still, as a way to get captive raised birds into the wild it seems like about the only good option.
It seems like a useful tool for keeping a population alive and getting them to good places, but there are limits to using it long term. Still, as a way to get captive raised birds into the wild it seems like about the only good option.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/oct/10/pilot-to-crane... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Migration