Lord Howe Island woodhens, taken into captivity during a large-scale rodent eradication program, are released back into the wild.
The woodhens and many of Lord Howe Island's currawongs, a threatened sub-species of the mainland pied currawong, were captured and placed in captivity before the rodent eradication began mid-way through 2019.
The Taronga Zoo Lord Howe Island Captive Management Project supervisor, Michael Shiels, said years of planning, including a trial run, went into the project. "It is a great deal of pressure having almost every animal of a single species in the palm of your hand," he said.
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