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Parrot 'stuffed' while logging continues: scientist

A leading expert says Australian governments are not doing what's needed to save the swift parrot, amid a new estimate there may be just 500 left.

AAP · Mar 25, 2024

Fury over edited plan to save world's fastest parrot

Scientists say a recovery plan for the fastest parrot on earth won't save it after their work was altered - allegedly to favour state-owned logging interests.

AAP · Mar 15, 2024

Tanya Plibersek announced swift parrot plan without showing recovery team who helped develop it

Conservation groups say plan contains no meaningful action to address bird’s key threat of native forest logging

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2023

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Breeding birds in captivity may alter their wing shapes and reduce post-release survival chances

Research into critically endangered orange-bellied parrot finds 1mm difference in length of one feather is enough to reduce survival rate by 2.7 times

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2023

Orange-bellied parrot shows there's more to saving endangered species than captive breeding

Captive breeding of threatened species for release into the wild is an important conservation tool. But where threats to wild populations remain unresolved, this tool may not guarantee population recovery in the long term.

The Conversation · Mar 13, 2023

Animals bred in captivity develop physical changes that may hinder survival in the wild, research finds

Captive-breeding programs lead to shorter wing spans in birds and behavioural changes that leave animals more vulnerable to predators, global study finds

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2022

Priority listing for local species must be matched with funding, experts say

A roadmap has been released to improve outcomes of threatened species over the next 10 years, replacing a plan released by the former government in 2021.

The Canberra Times · Oct 5, 2022

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