Category: Endangered species

Orange-bellied Parrot UPDATE!

Posted on February 2, 2017 Heather1 CommentPosted in Endangered species, feathered, South East QLD, Tasmania

Wow a lot has happened since December! Our last post on Orange-bellied parrots deserves a quick update.

For those following along on twitter, or in the news, January has been a rollercoaster of fledglings, foster kids and the devastating loss of 16 captive parrots due to a bacterial infection.

Can emergency interventions save the Orange-bellied Parrot from extinction?

Posted on December 15, 2016December 15, 2016 HeatherLeave a commentPosted in Endangered species, feathered, South Australia, South coast, Tasmania, Victoria

By this time of year most of us have started winding down, cheerfully enjoying the season’s rumball-fuelled fripperies. Meanwhile, in a remote pocket of south-west Tasmania, a project is underway to try and mitigate a conservation crisis. And the stakes couldn’t be higher; the very existence of a spectacular Australian bird hangs in the balance. […]