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"In arid inland Australia lives one of Australia’s rarest birds: the night
parrot. Missing for more than a century, a live population was rediscovered in
2013. But the species remains elusive.
Until recently, Australia’s known night parrot population numbered in the tens
of birds, scattered across desert in Queensland and Western Australia.
But our research team – consisting of Indigenous rangers and scientists – has
made a breakthrough discovery. We’ve detected the largest known night parrot
population in the world: perhaps as many as 50, living in WA’s Great Sandy
Desert, on land managed by the Ngururrpa people. Our results are published
today.
Urgent action is needed to protect these vulnerable populations and ensure the
night parrot doesn’t go missing a second time, perhaps for good."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
