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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.

MOUNTAIN SITES

Big Schloss

Clinch Mountain

Cole Mountain

Downtown Roanoke

Elliott Knob

Franklin Cliffs

Hawksbill Mountain

High Knob

Mount Rogers

 
 
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