Closure of Silver Pine Aviaries Bird Breeding Operation

environment · Silver Pine Aviaries, Denman Island

Silver Pine Aviaries, an exotic songbird breeding operation on Denman Island operated by Peter Karsten, has closed down after breeding endangered Pekin Robins successfully from 1999 to 2018. The aviaries will be converted to a protected fruit tree area to prevent raccoon and wild bird damage.

Sources

• “Silver Pine Aviaries... produced and housed 25 species of exotic songbirds... project is now closed down. The aviaries will become a protected home for fruit trees...” — The Islands Grapevine – October 11th, 2018 (October 11th, 2018)

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