Oct 12, 2001 / Fregate Island / Seychelles White-Eye
Upon arrival, birds were placed in outdoor release aviary to recover, feed, and get accustomed to the release site. Birds were kept for 3-4 hours in captivity before being released. This release event actually consisted of 6 individual transfers of 2-7 birds per trip totaling 31 whiteeyes. The exact dates are not known, but did take place in 2001, so January 1st date is arbitrary. There was 0% immediate post-release mortality. 72% were breeding in 2001-2002 breeding season (21 birds, 9 females). Population size increased by 60%. Population reached 70 birds by 2004, ~100 in 2007, and ~120 in 2008.
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Jessica Beltran
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