Eight pink flamingos that were in captivity returned to their habitat after being rescued by authorities, the Environment Ministry reported on Friday.
The flamingos were released in Baní, in the province of Peravia, as part of the Rescate Rosado project, "which continues the rehabilitation of the healthy species in their ranges after the quarantine process is complete," according to a note from the portfolio. the environment.
This means that 20 birds have returned to their natural habitat after 12 specimens were released for the first time in the province of Montecristi last February.
"A captive flamingo does not reproduce, it is fearful and does not contribute to our wetlands," Federico Franco, vice minister for protected areas and biodiversity, said in the statement.
The release took place alongside representatives and technicians from the National Zoological Park, Arch. Manuel Valverde Podestá, Grupo Acción Ecológica, the Hispaniola Ornithological Society and environmental photographer Eladio Fernández.
Rescate Rosado plans to release between 25 and 35 specimens per month until just over 200 animals from Dominican hotels are already counted in the initiative in ten months, although it is estimated that about 350 flamingos live in captivity in the country.
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