New plan could save swift parrot from 'imminent danger of extinction', researchers say

 A new plan to save the swift parrot from going extinct within a decade could also ensure Tasmania's state-owned forestry organisation is financially viable, researchers say.

Modelling indicates the population is rapidly declining towards extinction and estimates suggest as few as 750 swift parrots are left in the wild, a reduction from about 2,000 a decade ago.

In a new report for The Wilderness Society, the Tree Projects and BirdLife Australia, ecologists Jennifer Sanger and Nick Fitzgerald say the main threat to the parrot is the loss of breeding and foraging habitat — in particular, blue and black gum forests.

Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-02-22/swift-parrot-forestry-extinction-tasmania/100849384



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