“Think of the emblematic swift parrot and orange-bellied parrot of Tasmania, both considered critically endangered. Swift parrot chicks. Picture: Dejan Stojanovic. “This may be because they ...

There are new measures being taken to protect the critically endangered swift parrot in southern Tasmania. Here’s the new strategy to save them. The numbers of swift parrot are rapidly declining ...

At the time of writing, more than 300 orange-bellied parrots reside at the purpose-built facility as part of the Orange-bellied Parrot Tasmanian Program. Meanwhile, the wild population fluctuates ...

Australia’s night parrot for instance, was thought to be extinct for 140 years until its recent rediscovery. The last known thylacine was given to Hobart Zoo in Tasmania in 1931, dying in ...