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Sat 03 Nov, 2018 10:02 am
Tue 30 Apr, 2019 3:26 pm
Sad
Thu 14 Nov, 2019 3:21 pm
Update from ABC
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-14/ ... a/11701058There are fewer than 30 orange-bellied parrots left in the wild in Australia and none of them can afford to be single.
Wed 29 Dec, 2021 8:40 pm
favourite thread of the year!
Thu 30 Dec, 2021 11:19 am
Now, that is good news...
Fri 31 Dec, 2021 6:26 am
good to hear.
Wed 20 Dec, 2023 8:57 pm
ABC Update
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-20/ ... /103249926It 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.
Thu 21 Dec, 2023 7:21 pm
Remarkable result.
Hopefully the numbers keep trending upwards over the next few years.
Thu 21 Dec, 2023 7:36 pm
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.
Fri 22 Dec, 2023 7:50 am
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.
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