Tag: Regent Honeyeater

More than 70 critically-endangered birds are being released into the Hunter Valley, with locals encouraged to keep their eyes peeled.

To preserve one of Australia’s most critically-endangered birds, almost 50 zoo-bred Regent Honeyeaters were released into the Lower Hunter.

Hunter Valley conservationists are battling to save the critically-endangered Regent Honeyeater by embarking on a mistletoe planting blitz – a vital food and nesting source for the threatened species – after most was destroyed by the intense 2019/20 bushfires.