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Helmeted Honeyeaters need your help to build their nests!
Healesville Sanctuary are part of a captive breeding and release program to increase the numbers of Helmeted Honeyeaters in the wild.
The breeding season is from August to February and during this time our keepers collect spider webs for the birds to use in their nests.
Hemeted Honeyeaters use the webs to bind their nests together. The more webs and other nesting materials available, the more likely they are to breed multiple times during the breeding season.
Program Overview
Web Spinners is an on-site activity only where teachers/parents supervise their students collecting webs around the sanctuary.
Special class sets of Web Spinners (forked sticks labelled) are held at the Discovery Centre for groups to collect. Each class will be given a maximum of 6 Web Spinners to share the tasks of searching for webs, spider welfare and spinning.
When they have collected webs they are returned to the Discovery Centre to be taken to the bird aviaries.
Getting Involved
To find out more about how to get involved in Web Spinners see attached flyer or contact Learning Experiences on (03) 5957 2818
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Did you know?
The Helmeted Honeyeater wild population is confined to only one locality east of Melbourne with less that 100 remaining in the wild.
Threats to the Heho include competition with Bell Miners, lack of breeding territories and tree dieback.
The Friends of the Helmeted Honeyeater have completed revegetation of some 15 hectares of streamside, floodplain and dry forest communities since 1989. An amazing effort!
Healesville Sanctuary and other dedicated team members have worked to maintain a captive colony and instigate a release program.
You can help! Purchase a Heho Christmas card for a loved one and restore a habitat plot on their behalf!
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