1080 bait gives hope to critically endangered western ground parrot

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.
Poisonous baits are being dropped by plane into two West Australian national parks to kill off feral cats preying on an endangered parrot species.