Opportunity to Study One of the Rarest Birds in the Caribbean – The Bahama Oriole Project

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  1. Can this species be re-established on Abaco? I am sure no one knows right now but that seems to a priority question to address when you find that researcher. Wish I were 60 years younger….

  2. Hi Skip, Great question! I think that once the research team figures out the main threats to this species (where it’s cowbird parasitism, invasive predators, etc.), the next step will be to figure out if it has a good chance of becoming established again on Abaco. It would be certainly make sense as a conservation strategy to have populations on at least 2 islands! Hopefully, this will happen in a few years – it will be exciting to see if this can happen! Stay tuned and all the best, Lisa Sorenson

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