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"Picture this. A small, rainbow-coloured chick emerges from its nest for the
first time. It stretches its wings and prepares to take flight. But before the
fledgling’s life in the wild has begun, a sharp-beaked predator swoops in,
leaving nothing but a tiny skeleton.
This is the sad scenario playing out on Cape York Peninsula, new analysis
shows. There, trees are invading the open, grassy habitat of the endangered
golden-shouldered parrot (
Psephotellus chrysopterygius). The trees give cover
to predators – meaning they can lie in wait, before striking the adult birds
and their young.
The golden-shouldered parrot is endangered, now found in just 5% of its
original range. The new findings suggest more work is needed to restore
grassland habitat to its former open state, to ensure the parrots’ survival."
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
