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flag Oregon Zoo's success with male sihek birds enables breeding, aiding recovery of a species extinct in the wild for nearly 40 years.

flag The Oregon Zoo is helping recover the sihek, a bird extinct in the wild for nearly 40 years, by successfully housing male siheks together—a breakthrough that defies their traditionally territorial nature. flag This allows more breeding pairs at other facilities, aiding the global population of fewer than 130 birds. flag In 2024, nine siheks were released on predator-free Palmyra Atoll, where they are thriving and may have begun breeding. flag At the zoo’s Vollum Aviary, the birds are active at night, hunting insects, and coexisting with other species. flag Conservationists view the progress as a hopeful step toward future wild reintroductions.

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