Orange Bellied Parrot x 24 Released at Melaleuca

[Overlandman]

ABC Update

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-03/ ... t/10460902

[Overlandman]

Story from ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-30/ ... e/11055886

[icefest]

Sad

[Overlandman]

Update from ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-14/ ... a/11701058

There are fewer than 30 orange-bellied parrots left in the wild in Australia and none of them can afford to be single.

[Overlandman]

Update from ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-27/ ... /100715366

[icefest]

favourite thread of the year!

[ofuros]

Now, that is good news...

[wildwanderer]

good to hear.

[Overlandman]

Story about Wildcare volunteer’s
From ABC

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-29/ ... /100781954

[Overlandman]

ABC Update

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-20/ ... /103249926

It is a species so endangered that just five years ago only 20 birds returned from the species' annual migration.

But 81 orange-bellied parrots have returned to Melaleuca in Tasmania's remote south-west from the mainland to breed, the largest number seen in 15 years.

[Letstryagain]

Remarkable result.
Hopefully the numbers keep trending upwards over the next few years.

[johnw]

So nice to read a good news story for a change. Let's hope their numbers continue to increase until there is a permanently self-sustaining population.

[north-north-west]

The big thing has been the treatment of the local vegetation. Give it the right burning regimen and there will be plenty of natural food for the birds, which increases chances of successful breeding.
Fingers crossed for another good year.

[Overlandman]

From Pulse Tasmania

Four Orange-bellied Parrots have arrived back at their breeding grounds in Tasmania's far south-west, marking the start of the species' annual migration.

The parrots undertake an annual migration of over 1,000km between their breeding grounds in Melaleuca and wintering grounds in Victoria's Port Phillip Bay.

The species is listed as critically endangered, with only around 50 remaining in the wild.

[Overlandman]

From Pulse Tasmania Facebook page

Around 90 critically endangered orange-bellied parrots have arrived in Tasmania for the summer, providing a glimmer of hope for the species’ survival.

Of the 90 parrots currently in the South-west National Park, 62 are wild-born and 28 are captive-bred.

The team is now eagerly awaiting the results of an annual census, which are just around the corner.

May 2016 figures put the population at about 50 remaining in the wild and a captive breeding population of around 320.