New Reserve Protects Critical Nesting Area for Rare Parrot in Bolivia

Tucuman Parrots by Luis RiveraThe rare Tucuman Parrot will benefit from protections afforded by a new reserve established by Asociación Armonía in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The 44-acre Tucuman Parrot Reserve protects the largest Podocarpus conifer trees in the area, which are critically important as nesting sites for the parrot. The new reserve is adjacent to the Quirusillas Municipal Reserve, effectively extending the area under protection.

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Onka to handball corella conundrum

Onkaparinga Council will ask the State Government to take over its corella culling program. Image by Michael DawesONKAPARINGA councillors have conceded their efforts to reduce Old Noarlunga's long running corella problem have failed and will attempt to off-load the problem to the State Government.

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Tropical island problem: Too many parrots

The Ring-neck parakeet population on the Seychelles island of Mahe will be destroyed. LE JARDIN DU ROI, Seychelles (AP) - The green parrots that live on the tropical paradise of Seychelles fly into the bamboo stalks next to Micheleine Georges' 150-year-old farmhouse at dusk. The birds are small and cute. They are also marked for death.

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Tagged released Carnaby’s illuminating movement corridors

By tracing their movement patterns, feeding and roosting sites along the Swan Coastal Plain, scientists are gaining valuable insights for conservation planning. Image: HelenTHE Department of Environment and Conservation and wildlife volunteers have gained valuable insights into the movement of recently released Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos with satellite tracking devices.

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Corella cull at Old Noarlunga could be extended

Onkaparinga Council will review its corella management program next Tuesday. Picture: Cathy Mundy SHOOTING corellas in the southern suburbs might be extended to six months a year after a report found last summer's four-month cull had little impact.

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