Wild choughs to return to Kent after two centuries
The chough chicks have been hand-reared for release into the Kent countrysideThe birds went extinct in Kent 200 years agoBBC South East Environment CorrespondentA bird species that has been extinct in Kent for 200 years is being reintroduced to the wild after a captive breeding programme.The birds are members of the corvid family which includes rooks, ravens, crows and magpies.
Paul Hadaway, director of conservation and engagement at the Kent Wildlife Trust, said the reintroduction has been made possible by years of work restoring their habitat, through sympathetic grazing to encourage the return of other plants and insects. According to legend that colouring came from walking through the blood of the martyred Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket in 1170, and choughs appear on the city's coat of arms.Liz Corry from the Wildwood Trust helped rear the birds.
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