Stoat presence confirmed on Kapiti Island

This Kākāriki or Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) was photographed at Nga Manu Reserve, near Waikanae. Photo: Sid MosdellThe presence of a stoat on Kapiti Island has been confirmed, with the animal’s DNA found on faecal matter (scat) and a dead parakeet/kakariki that was about three weeks old, found by mustelid detection dog Crete and his handler Scott Theobold last week.

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1080 bait gives hope to critically endangered western ground parrot

FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL: The western ground parrot is being killed off by feral cats. Picture: DECONE of WA's most critically endangered birds has been thrown a lifeline after a successful baiting trial to eradicate feral cats in the South-West.

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DNA uncovers one of the world's rarest birds

Brisbane Zoo collection of Eastern Ground Parrots. The specimens that help idenify the Western Ground Parrot as a seperate species. Image by Brent Barrett.A team of Australian researchers involving DNA experts from the University of Adelaide has identified a new, critically endangered species of ground parrot in Western Australia.

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Possums eat kea

New evidence shows possums are eating New Zealand's native parrot the kea. Researchers using nest-cameras have for the first time witnessed the gruesome reality inside defenceless kea nests invaded by stoats and possums in South Westland.

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Mystery virus threatens an already critically endangered Australian parrot species

Orange-bellied parrots. photo credit: David Boyle/National GeographicThe orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster), one of the world’s most critically endangered birds, could lose its bid at survival as a virus threatens its vitally important captive breeding program.

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