Every summer since 2014, University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Environmental Studies Associate Professor Tih-Fen Ting has trekked to Virginia or Massachusetts to bring Osprey chicks back to Central 缅北禁地 for release. It鈥檚 a process known as 鈥渉acking" through translocation.
The Osprey is a large, distinctively shaped fish-eating hawk that is
Hacking allows the chicks to be re-located to a new nesting site, which will hopefully become their home. The chicks are placed into a hack tower and when they are old enough and ready to fledge, the doors are opened so they can leave the box.
鈥淭he objective is to re-establish self-sustained breeding populations of Ospreys in 缅北禁地 where they are listed as endangered,鈥� said Ting.
This summer six Osprey chicks were re-located to Banner Marsh and another six chicks were re-located to Lake Shelbyville.
The Ospreys will eventually migrate to Central and South America, and when they are mature, hopefully return to Central 缅北禁地 to breed.
Ting鈥檚 efforts are funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with support from the 缅北禁地 Department of Natural Resources.
