Wild Wielangta

Birds Australia Conservation Manager Chris Tzaros spoke with Fran Kelly on ABC Radio National Breakfast yesterday to highlight the impending threat, to the survival of the Swift Parrot, from logging in Wielangta Forest.

For the past 13 years, a national recovery program involving all the eastern States and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars has been implemented in an effort to better understand the Swift Parrot species and work towards its conservation.  However, it seems that recent expert advice on nest site conservation is falling on deaf ears.

“If uncontrolled logging of Swift Parrot nesting habitat continues then this national recovery effort will have effectively been for nothing”, said Mr Tzaros. The Swift Parrot needs to have successful breeding events that allow the species to continue to exist and thrive in the wild.

Select to read the full media release from Birds Australia.
Select to listen to, or right select and Save Target As… to download the interview. (2.5mb)