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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Lisa Cox

Leonardo DiCaprio calls on Australia to save critically endangered swift parrot

Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio has told his Instagram followers Australia must protest the swift parrot by ending native forest logging. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA

Global superstar Leonardo DiCaprio has called for an end to native forest logging in Australia to protect the habitat of the critically endangered swift parrot.

The Hollywood actor and conservationist highlighted the plight of Guardian Australia’s bird of the year, telling his 62 million Instagram followers that destruction of the parrot’s breeding habitat in Tasmania continues, despite experts estimating just 750 swift parrots remained in the wild.

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