Sentence 1: It was first established as a knapweed biocontrol in the 1980s in Oregon , and it is currently released in the Pacific Northwest .
Sentence 2: It was first released in Oregon as Knopweed Biocontrol in the 1980s , and is currently established in the Pacific Northwest .

Do these two sentences convey the same information?

Select from:
(I). no;
(II). yes;
(I).