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Large flock of swift parrots spotted
Port Macquarie locals were treated to quite the spectacle.
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Less than 300 swift parrots remain in the wild
The swift parrot’s predicament is more perilous than previously thought.
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Persistent logging greatest threat to swift parrot, scientists find
Breeding season for the critically endangered swift parrot is being impacted by a lack of available trees.
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Sugar gliders an invasive species in Tasmania, scientists find
Sugar gliders are the main predator of some of Tasmania’s most endangered birds, including the imperilled swift parrot.
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Scientists call on public to help save swift parrot
The aim of the crowdfunding campaign, ‘Operation PKO’ is to build a hundred nesting boxes fitted with a mechanical door that will keep out the birds main predator, the sugar glider.
AG Society News
Swift parrot numbers underestimated
An AGS-sponsored scientist has come up with a new method for counting swift parrot nests.