Seven green peafowl were released on Handeuleum Island
Two males and five females left a conservation center for Ujung Kulon on November 5, after three days getting used to the island. Keepers saw them eat ants and call.
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Seven green peafowl, two males and five females, were released on Handeuleum Island in Ujung Kulon National Park on November 5. Good News From Indonesia reported the release on November 8, 2026. Jagat Satwa Nusantara moved the birds from its conservation center to the park on November 3. They spent three days getting used to the island's plants, natural food, and water before they were set free. After the release, the team saw some peck the tips of dry leaves, hunt ants, and call.
Dedi Juherdi, who leads management for the park's first zone, welcomed the release and tied it to Indonesia's National Flora and Fauna Love Day. The green peafowl is listed as endangered. The team said it will keep watching whether each bird finds food, stays in good condition, and behaves like a wild bird. The news is these seven birds and the first signs that they are using the island. It is not a count of green peafowl in the park, and it does not yet show that they will breed there.
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Seven green peafowl went back to the wild on Handeuleum Island, in Ujung Kulon National Park in Indonesia. Good News From Indonesia reported the release on November 8, 2026. Two are males and five are females. They spent three days getting used to the island before they were set free on November 5. Afterward, the team saw some peck dry leaves, eat ants, and call. The birds are endangered, which means they are in trouble in the wild. Keepers will keep watching them. The news is these seven birds.
- Why would birds spend a few days on an island before they are set free?
- What is one sign that a released bird is starting to live like a wild bird?
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