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Helmeted Honeyeaters released to Bunurong Country

For the first time in almost half a century, Critically Endangered Helmeted Honeyeaters have returned to Cardinia in southeast Victoria, where they were once found until the Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983. On an autumnal May morning, 21 iconic yellow and black birds bred at Healesville Sanctuary fluttered off into their new forest home on Bunurong Country, establishing a crucial third wild population in the fight against their extinction. Since 2018 the Victorian Government has invested over $8 million in the Faunal Emblems Program, to support the recovery of the Helmeted Honeyeater and Leadbeater’s Possums– improving the long-term conservation and health of both species. It has taken multiple partners, the Recovery Team and four decades to reach this historic milestone. Zoos Victoria is grateful for the generous financial support provided by philanthropic donors. Zoos Victoria is a zoo-based conservation organisation, fighting for a future rich in wildlife. Learn more about our work at zoo.org.au