Conservationists Give Regent Honeyeaters a Second Chance—With Help From Their Wild Cousins
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Australia's critically endangered regent honeyeater is being given a lifeline through an innovative captive breeding program that includes 'singing lessons' from wild males. As young solitary birds have begun mimicking other species' calls, conservationists are helping them relearn their natural song, offering hope for the species' recovery when fewer than 300 remain in the wild.
Australia’s critically endangered regent honeyeater is being given a lifeline through an innovative captive breeding program that includes ‘singing lessons’ from wild males. As young solitary birds have begun mimicking other species’ calls, conservationists are helping them relearn their natural song, offering hope for the species’ recovery when fewer than 300 remain in the wild.