recovery programme for the Regent honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia: an example of conservation collaboration in Australia

• Published in: International zoo yearbook Vol. 48; no. 1; pp. 83 - 91
• Main Authors: Liu, S. C, Gillespie, J, Atchison, N, Andrew, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zoological Society of London 2014; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: acclimation; Australia; birds; breeding; breeding methods; funding; husbandry; professionals; recovery programme; regent honeyeater; release; Taronga Zoo; temperate forests; wildlife; zoos; Australia

The Regent honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia is a Critically Endangered meliphagid endemic to the temperate forests of south‐eastern Australia. The species has been the subject of a national recovery effort for the past two decades. Recovery has evolved into a collaboration involving zoo professionals,...