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REINTRODUCTION
EFFORTS: MOUNTAIN REINTRODUCTION
Following
an eight-year reintroduction program on the Coastal Plain,
a second reintroduction effort was initiated in the mountains
of Virginia in 1985. The objective of this effort was to establish
breeding pairs within the historic range of the peregrine
in Virginia. A series of hack sites were established within,
or near, mountain sites where it was believed that conditions
were suitable for future breeding. Between 1985 and 1993,
130 captive-reared peregrines were released within the mountains.
See below for descriptions of hack sites and details of releases
within individual sites.
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