6. Rehabilitation and release programme

6. Rehabilitation and release programme

Arrival & quarantine □ Rescued 275 African grey parrots (Images 18-21)

Behavioural rehabilitation

□ None

Social rehabilitation

□ African grey parrot: Introduced 14 individuals to the group of 15 in the new rehabilitation aviary (Image 22) □ Chimpanzee: Continued the social integration of Chinoise (subadult female) into the Mainland group: introduced to dominant female Papaya (Image 23)

Release (ecological & environmental rehabilitation)

□ None

Image 18. The parrots were crammed by 55 individuals by 75x125x17cm3. This corresponds to a density of 345 individuals by cubic meter!! Image 19. 14 individuals were already dead in the boxes

Image 20. The team worked 2h30 to check, treat and sort out all 261 individuals that survived by classes of age and conditions

Image 22. Fourteen healthy individuals from the November rescue were successfully transferred to the new aviary, bringing the size of the group to 29 individuals. In the next few weeks, more individuals will integrate the aviary in view of a future release. Image 21. The quarantine cages were enriched and prepared to optimize the quality of the parrots’ settlement.

Image 23. Chinoise was successfully introduced to dominant female Papaya and created a strong bond which is going to be pivotal for the future integration to the rest of the Mainland group.

January 2020 objectives:

□ African Grey Parrots: Continue the rehabilitation process of the rescued individuals □ Chimpanzee: Continue social integration of Chinoise (subadult female) into the Mainland group