Orange-bellied parrots have swelled back from imminent extinction – but now they face a new threat

Orange-bellied parrots have swelled back from imminent extinction – but now they face a new threat

One of Australia’s most critically endangered bird species has started arriving at Melaleuca, in Tasmania’s south-western world heritage area. By late this week, six orange-bellied parrots had turned up at the remote outpost to breed, having made the weeks-long flight from the mainland, across Bass Strait and down the state’s wild west coast. Relatively little […]

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