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Greens urge PM to save the Swift Parrot - Oct 20, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldPrime Minister Kevin Rudd should intervene personally to save an endangered species of parrot from extinction, the Australian Greens say. ... Endangered parrot wins logging reprieve - Oct 14, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldForestry Tasmania will defer harvesting the coupe in the Wielangta State Forest, in the state's east, pending further monitoring of swift parrot behaviour ... Swift Parrot initiative takes flight - Sep 8, 2007 ABC Online - ABC OnlineThe Tasmanian Conservation Trust has received funding to identify nest sites of the endangered swift parrot. The $26000 grant will enable a project officer ... Garrett says govt should save parrot - Oct 22, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldChanging the classification of the Swift parrot to critically endangered involved a ... "If it is absolutely the case that a Swift parrot has reached or is ... Logging blamed for decline in already rare swift parrot - Oct 21, 2008 The AgeONE of Australia's rarest and fastest birds, the swift parrot, seems to be plummeting in number, and logging has been blamed. ... What's good for the bird's good for the sun moth - Apr 8, 2006 The AgeA RANGE of endangered species, including the swift parrot and golden sun moth, ... The swift parrot, an endangered migratory bird, is among a range of other ... Rare swift parrot sightings south of Narooma - Jul 15, 2009 Narooma NewsLOCAL birdwatchers have reported the arrival of up to 30 per cent of the total population of the highly endangered Swift Parrot in forests on the Far South ... Swift parrot sightings – logging industry says no conflict - Aug 12, 2009 Narooma NewsTHERE have been recent reports of sightings of the Swift parrot by the Far South Coast Birdwatchers and experts from Birds Australia in Corunna State Forest ... Logging threatens endangered swift parrot - Sep 29, 2008 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThe survival of one of Australia's rarest birds, the globally endangered swift parrot, is under new threat. Less than 1000 breeding pairs of the parrot are ... Tamar Valley pulp mill: Full conditions - Oct 4, 2007 NEWS.com.auAt least another 34 hectares must be reserved by Gunns Limited as foraging habitat for the Swift Parrot. A further 20 hectares may also need to be reserved ... Greens Senator Wins Partial Halt to Tasmanian Logging - Jun 7, 2005 Environment News ServiceBreeding in only in Tasmania, the swift parrot migrates to the mainland every autumn to winter box-ironbark forests and woodlands of Victoria and New South ... TAS: Endangered swift parrot wins logging reprieve | Article from AAP... - Oct 14, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchTAS: Endangered swift parrot wins logging reprieve ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 10-14-2008 TAS: Endangered ... Sweet Winter nectar - Jul 17, 2007 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineGlen says both the Regent Honeyeater and the Swift Parrot are highly mobile birds, ... "The Swift Parrot has a probably even more distinctive call. ... Meander Dam 'consigns parrot to extinction' - May 28, 2006 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThe Greens have accused the Tasmanian Government of assigning the endangered swift parrot to extinction. The Government has started work on the Meander Dam, ... Fed: Up to Tas govt to ensure Swift Parrot survives: Garrett |... - Oct 22, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Up to Tas govt to ensure Swift Parrot survives: Garrett ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 10-22-2008 Fed: Up ... Latest related coverage - Aug 26, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldA loss of habitat has also prompted concern for two species of birds: the regent honeyeater and the swift parrot. Both do short-distance migrations within ... Article: Fed: Greens call on PM to save the Swift Parrot - AAP... - Oct 20, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Greens call on PM to save the Swift Parrot ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 10-20-2008 Fed: Greens call on ... Greens continue call for Meander Dam reassessment - Dec 23, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online..."Of course there's the swift parrot and the devil that haven't been assessed, as well as a fairly large ovata forests which requires 100 per cent ... Article: Fed: Up to Tas govt to ensure Swift Parrot survives: Garrett... - Oct 22, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Up to Tas govt to ensure Swift Parrot survives: Garrett ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 10-22-2008 Fed: Up ... Brown champions beetle in distress - Dec 6, 2005 The AgeGreens leader Bob Brown says the beetle, migratory swift parrot and Tasmanian ... The swift parrot, which migrates along the east coast of Tasmania, ... FOI ruling on swift parrot ruffles feathers - Dec 21, 2008 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineFOI documents reveal Forestry Tasmania was advised not to log a part of Bruny Island because it was a swift parrot habitat. (User submitted: Tobias Hayashi) ... Article: TAS: Endangered swift parrot wins logging reprieve - AAP... - Oct 15, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchTAS: Endangered swift parrot wins logging reprieve ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 10-15-2008 TAS: Endangered ... Failing our wildlife - Jan 15, 2007 The AgeThe swift parrot feeds in woodlands from Adelaide to Toowoomba each winter. It flies to summer nesting sites in trees more than 100 years old in Tasmania's ... Endangered swift parrots flock to Mt Majura from Tasmania - Apr 23, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Canberra Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe recording has been done by coordinator of the Swift Parrot Recovery Team Debbie ... ''The population of the swift parrot is still thought to be on the ... Drop in endangered bird numbers sparks worries - Nov 21, 2009 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online..."We know that an area on Bruny Island has been logged just in recent months that has swift parrot habitat in it," he said. ... The World Today - Bob Brown wins court case against Forestry Tasmania - Dec 19, 2006 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineIt's home to species including the rare broad-toothed stag beetle, the swift parrot and the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle. The legal argument centred around ... Article: Fed: Greens call on PM to save the Swift Parrot - AAP... - Oct 20, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Greens call on PM to save the Swift Parrot ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 10-20-2008 Fed: Greens call on ... The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999... - Apr 1, 2007 Free with registration - Melbourne University Law Review - AccessMyLibrary.com...(16) Thus, the orange-bellied parrot episode and the recent victory for the swift parrot and other endangered species in the Wielangta Forest may be just ... Tas: Threatened species audit reveals shortcomings | Article from AAP... - Mar 12, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam Research...swift parrot "is unlikely to be viable long term" with only 1000 breeding pairs left. The swift parrot is however relatively better off than its cousin, ... Ian Campbell wind farm fan - Dec 22, 2006 NEWS.com.auThe wind farm proponent must report any death of an orange-bellied parrot, swift parrot or white-bellied sea eagle caused by the turbines, and any second ... BARTLETT'S STATE OF THE STATE FAILS TO PRESENT COHESIVE … - Mar 3, 2009 Tasmanian GreensAt an estimated 1000 breeding pairs and declining, the Swift Parrot doesn't have a decade to wait for the Premier's new trees to become foraging habitat, ... TAS: Federal Court challenge could change RFAs: Brown | Article from ... - Dec 5, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam Research...threatened wedge-tailed eagle, the swift parrot and the Wielangta stag beetle. ... The swift parrot is found in various parts of southern Australia but only ... Article: Logging blamed for decline in already rare swift parrot. - … - Oct 20, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchLogging blamed for decline in already rare swift parrot. ... find Australasian Business Intelligence articles. Byline: Andrew Darby Oct 20, 2008 (The Age ... Tasmanian forest judgment a milestone for the environment - Sep 1, 2007 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThe Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, the swift parrot and the Wielangta broad-toothed stag beetle are all federally-listed endangered species and a little over ... The wedge tailed broadband.(Sommerville) | Article from Habitat... - Apr 1, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Habitat Australia - HighBeam ResearchHabitat Australia; October 1, 2007 ; 700+ words ... ... protect rare Australian species like the swift parrot, the wedge-tailed eagle and the wielangta stag ... Victory for forests - Dec 23, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Canberra Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesWhat was the reproductive frequency of the swift parrot? How did its high metabolic rate affect its longevity, and was there convincing evidence the birds ... THE ENVIRONMENT - Nov 27, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Canberra Times - Factiva, from Dow Jones...in his legal effort to save the swift parrot, stag beetle and wedge-tailed eagle and stop the Tasmanian government from logging the Wielangta forest. ... Australia Tasmanian Devils Pictures from May 21, 2009 | HighBeam … - May 21, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchLogging of native forests would further endanger threatened species like the Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian eastern barred bandicoot, swift parrot and southern ... Greens Leader Hails Tasmanian Forest Judgment - Jan 11, 2007 OhmyNews InternationalClause 68 of the RFA states that the Tasmanian government is charged with the duty of protecting threatened species, including the Swift Parrot, ... Article: Brown bid for halt to logging. - Australasian Business... - May 30, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Australasian Business Intelligence - HighBeam ResearchBrown noted the Wielangta region contains several rare and endangered species include the wielangta stag beetle, the swift parrot, the tiger quoll and the ... Australia Tasmanian Devils Pictures from May 21, 2009 | HighBeam … - May 21, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchLogging of native forests would further endanger threatened species like the Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian eastern barred bandicoot, swift parrot and southern ... Govt considers Meander dam. - Aug 23, 2006 Pay-Per-View - International Water Power and Dam... - Factiva, from Dow Jones...piece of legislation, the Federal Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act, as the ovata are a food source for the endangered swift parrot. ... Wielangta Forest Federal Court decision - Feb 20, 2007 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThere was the Tasmanian Wedged Eagle, something called the Broad-toothed Stag Beetle, and the Swift Parrot. Jacqueline Peel: That's right. ... TAS: Federal Court challenge could change RFAs: Brown | Article from ... - Dec 5, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchWielangta stag beetle, swift parrot and wedge-tailed eagle. ... Ms Mortimer said the Wielangta stag beetle, the swift parrot and the wedge-tailed eagle ... Flying right for rare parrot - Sep 6, 2009 Brisbane TimesAlong with the swift parrot (also under threat), the orange-bellied parrot is one of only two parrots in the world that is fully migratory - meaning its ... Housing ruling stirs parrot row - Apr 12, 2006 The AgeThe golden sun moth, swift parrot, southern brown bandicoot, cattle egret, rainbow bee-eater, growling grass frog, striped legless lizard and grassland ... Long-lost works of First Fleet artist unearthed - Nov 5, 2005 Sydney Morning HeraldAn example is the now-endangered swift parrot, which is no longer found in the Sydney area, she says, adding: "Of the plants, 23 of the flowers we think are ... Australian senator in debt after anti-logging feud - Jun 9, 2009 å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?ž - å?°ç?£è‹±æ–‡æ–°è?ž...logging in Tasmania's Wielangta Forest, claiming it threatened endangered species like the wedge-tailed eagle, swift parrot and Wielangta stag beetle. ... More plants and animals join 'red list' of endangered species - May 6, 2006 The AgeBut, the Australian Greens says there is no Government intervention in Tasmania where logging threatens the wedge-tailed eagle and the swift parrot. ... Market news: Australia makes valuable art purchase - Nov 15, 2005 Telegraph.co.uk...several months ago, he realised that most of the birds and plants depicted were Australian, including a kookaburra, a king parrot and a swift parrot. ... Australia Tasmanian Devil Pictures from October 16, 2008 | HighBeam … - Oct 16, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchLogging of native forests would further endanger threatened species like the Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian eastern barred bandicoot, swift parrot and southern ... Greens leader Bob Brown almost bankrupt after legal bill - Jun 8, 2009 NEWS.com.auSenator Brown took legal action against Forestry Tasmania in 2006 to stop logging to save an endangered wedge-tailed eagle, swift parrot and stag beetle. ... Greens slam Turnbull over forest policy - Apr 10, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald50km north of Hobart, was illegal because it threatened endangered species, such as the stag beetle, Tasmania's wedge tailed eagle and the swift parrot. ... Australia Tasmanian Devil Pictures from October 16, 2008 | HighBeam … - Oct 16, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchLogging of native forests would further endanger threatened species like the Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian eastern barred bandicoot, swift parrot and southern ... Marian Wilkinson, Environment Editor - Oct 5, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldThese include the disruption of nesting wedge-tailed eagles, loss of habitat for the swift parrot and the spreading of an amphibian fungus that can cause ... One Tuesday, two lessons about murky bilge politics - Jun 11, 2009 Sydney Morning Herald...arguing that logging the Wielangta Forest threatened the endangered wedge-tailed eagle, the swift parrot and the broad-toothed stag beetle. Brown won. ... Parrot habitat enlarged after logging mistake - Aug 27, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online..."The reserve, and the function of the reserve as part of the swift parrot habitat, hasn't been in any way infringed," he said. ... Annabel Crabb | Senate votes on workplace reform | industrial... - Mar 20, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldBob Brown addressed the protection of the swift parrot. The Greens senator Rachel Siewert, from Western Australia, had something to say about "the alleged ... Article: Vic: Elusive parrot causes $220m development storm - AAP … - Apr 14, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchThe golden sun moth, swift parrot, rainbow bee eater, growling grass frog, striped legless lizard, southern brown bandicoot and cattle egret are all deemed ... In the land of shiraz - Mar 21, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldThere are great bushwalks where you might see the endangered squirrel glider and swift parrot and (in spring) displays of orchids and wildflowers. ... Vic: Elusive parrot causes $220m development storm | Article from AAP... - Apr 13, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchThe golden sun moth, swift parrot, rainbow bee eater, growling grass frog, striped legless lizard, southern brown bandicoot and cattle egret are all deemed ... Back to the barracks - Oct 21, 2008 NEWS.com.au - news.com.auAUSTRALIAN Greens leader Bob Brown reckons Kevin Rudd should intervene to save the endangered swift parrot from extinction. ... The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, ... - Sep 1, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald..."The swift parrot is sometimes recorded foraging in flowering screetscape and parkland trees" and some species of bats roost "in a variety of artificial ... Fed: Parrot saga has damaged Campbell's standing: Brown | Article... - Aug 5, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchWielangta Forest, which he said was rich in endangered species like the swift parrot, Wielangta stag-beetle and Tasmania's wedge-tailed eagle. ... Brown loses bid to stop logging in Tas - May 23, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald...the forest would destroy the habitat of the rare and endangered broad toothed stag beetle, the swift parrot, and the Tasmanian wedged tail eagle. ... Guide to Melville Caves in VIC - Nov 26, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldThe open forests are home to arboreal mammals and tree-nesting birds such as the kookaburra and swift parrot. Wedge-tailed eagles dwell among the granite ... Greens lose bid to place land under quarantine - May 24, 2008 NEWS.com.au - news.com.auBob Brown lost a court bid to quarantine the forest and protect the broad-toothed stag beetle, the swift parrot and the Tasmanian wedged-tailed eagle. ... Paradise razed - Jun 28, 2007 Telegraph.co.uk...was illegal because it threatened the survival of endangered species – including the Tasmanian wedgetailed eagle and the swift parrot – and won. ... Unrepresentative swill and things that matter - Mar 19, 2009 Brisbane TimesBob Brown addressed the protection of the swift parrot. The Greens senator Rachel Siewert, from Western Australia, had something to say about "the alleged ... AUSTRALIA: TASMANIAN PULP MILL SPARKS CONTROVERSY. - Sep 4, 2007 $4.95 - Inter Press Service - ECNextLogging of native forests would further endanger threatened species like the Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian eastern barred bandicoot, swift parrot and southern ... ENVIRONMENT-AUSTRALIA: Pulp Mill Friction Turns Election Issue - Dec 21, 2009 Inter Press ServiceLogging of native forests would further endanger threatened species like the Tasmanian devil, Tasmanian eastern barred bandicoot, swift parrot and southern ... Reporter: Jeremy Thompson - Apr 11, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineLINDA GROOM: Some of those species he depicted then no longer visit that area for instance the swift parrot wgich is a beautiful red and green parrot - does ... Transformation under the shade of a coolabah tree - Nov 29, 2008 The AgeIn revegetated areas many species of woodland birds were found including the Sacred Kingfisher and Swift Parrot. Eleven types of native mammals were ... Where the wild things are - Sep 9, 2008 The AgeBirds Australia's Chris Tzaros, who chairs the swift parrot recovery team, explains that with just 2500 of these colourful birds remaining nationally, ... Lobbyists and the new balance of power - Mar 5, 2008 The AgeIF YOU spot a swift parrot in the bush, count your blessings because experts say sightings of the endangered bird are rare. As rare, possibly, as sightings ... Antiquities of the antipodes. - Nov 18, 2005 Free with registration - Europe Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comAn example is the now-endangered swift parrot, which is no longer found in the Sydney area, she says, adding: "Of the plants, 23 of the flowers we think are ... Australia Wide on ABC2 - Mar 23, 2006 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineLINDA GROOM: Some of those species he depicted then no longer visit that area for instance the swift parrot wgich is a beautiful red and green parrot - does ... Fed: Industry says parot not affected by logging | Article from AAP... - May 11, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchVulnerable or endangered woodland birds, such as the superb parrot, swift parrot and the red-tailed black cockatoo are dependent on tree hollows. ... Save an Aussie Battler this Australia Day - Jan 22, 2009 LepidopterologySwift parrot - this spirited Australian has the longest migration journey of any parrot in the world, travelling from southern Queensland to Tasmania each ... Report card grim for nation's birdlife - Feb 26, 2009 Weekly Times NowAlso in decline are the swift parrot, the regent honeyeater, and a number of robin, thornbill and treecreeper species. The loss of habitat to agriculture ... Forestry Minister blames fuel build-up for fires - Dec 13, 2006 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online...and one of the six larges eagles in the world, for the Swift Parrot, which has its stronghold in Wielangta, and for the Wielangta Stag Beetle. ... Projects in - Jun 5, 2007 starnewsgroup.com.au...around Kororoit Creek, as well as developing sustainable indigenous flora and fauna species and supplying habitat for the endangered swift parrot. ... PM - Forest battle headed for court - May 30, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineTIM JEANES: Mr Brown says species threatened in the forest include the extremely rare Wielangta stag beetle, the swift parrot, Tasmania's wedge-tail eagle ... Judge to tour controversial logging area. 6 December 2005. Launceston... - Dec 6, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online...management practices do nothing to ease the threats to endangered species, including the wedge-tailed eagle, swift parrot and weilangta stag beetle. ... Mt Owen cleans up Hunter environment award - Feb 3, 2006 FerretThe program will protect and enhance the habitat for native fauna, including the swift parrot and new holland mouse, and powerful owl. ... Creek given a clean-up - Jun 12, 2007 starnewsgroup.com.auKororoit Creek removed the invasive weeds and planted trees to provide habitat for the endangered swift parrot and many other native birds and mammals. ... Call to save Parramatta's threatened species - Sep 2, 2008 Parramatta SunLandcare Week as a new study shows that wildlife species like the Koala, the Grey-headed Flying-fox and the Swift Parrot are under threat in the area. ... FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE ON FORESTRY TASMANIA … - Mar 20, 2009 Tasmanian GreensPeter Garrett, will stand up for the range of endangered species, such as the Wedge-tailed Eagle, the Swift Parrot, the Green and Golden Bell Frog, ... Case against Forestry Tasmania exemption begins. 05/12/2005. ABC … - May 12, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineGreens Senator Bob Brown has brought the case against Forestry Tasmania citing threats to endangered species like the swift parrot and weilangta stag beetle ... Case against Forestry Tasmania exemption begins - Dec 5, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineGreens Senator Bob Brown has brought the case against Forestry Tasmania citing threats to endangered species like the swift parrot and weilangta stag beetle ... Llewellyn plays down Meander dam clearing concerns - May 29, 2006 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online..."I mean, the issue is about a small area of scubby ovata, now most of the eucalypt in Tasmania is habitat for the swift parrot and other threatened species ... Australia: High Court, 2 – 1, rejects Tasmanian endangered species … - Dec 31, 2008 Forest NewsWatch.com - Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription)Justice Marshall found that logging under Forestry Tasmania's management damaged the habitat of 3 nationally-listed endangered species, the Swift Parrot, ... Winter flowering Gums - ABC Goulburn Murray (Australian Broadcasting ... - May 10, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online..."Winter flowering plays an important part in the survival of hungry birds such as the regent honey eater and the swift parrot." ... Bumblebee threatens Aust mainland - Sep 20, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional Online...which are an important pollinator of blue gums, for example – the swift parrot itself is an endangered species. So through competition with many, ... Wielangta Forest - Sep 3, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineThe Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, the swift parrot and a stag beetle are the subject of an important environmental test case currently before the federal ... eGov monitor - A Policy Dialogue Platform | Promoting Better Governanc... - Jul 22, 2009 egovmonitor.comMore policy statements are under preparation, including striped legless lizard, water mouse, Murray cod, Macquarie perch, northern quoll, and swift parrot. ... Gay Australian senator lives life on a limb - Oct 26, 2006 Bay Area ReporterRisking personal bankruptcy to do so, Brown has gone "out on a limb" to save such rare Australian animals as the Swift parrot, Tasmanian Wedge-tailed eagle, ... WARATAH-WYNYARD COUNCIL NEEDS TO PUT COMMUNITY … - Feb 15, 2009 Tasmanian Greens...the Wedge-Tailed Eagle, the Swift Parrot, the Green and Golden Bell Frog, the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, and the Tasmanian Giant Freshwater Crayfish.â€? ... Country Viewpoint: Jacqui Marlow from Sydney - May 9, 2008 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineOne animal that thrives here is the threatened Swift Parrot that migrates from Tasmania. Worryingly there are less than 1000 breeding pairs of swift parrots ... WORLD HERITAGE RECOGNITION FOR TARKINE URGED - May 8, 2008 Tasmanian GreensDevil Facial Tumour Disease), the Wedge-Tailed Eagle, the Swift Parrot and the Giant Freshwater Crayfish (the largest freshwater crayfish in the world). ... Greens go into bat for swift parrot - Jul 27, 2009 ABC OnlineThe Greens say the swift parrot has been reported in the Bermagui forest, which is set to be logged in coming weeks. The rare blossom-feeding birds are Rare swift parrot sightings south of Narooma - Jul 15, 2009 Narooma NewsLOCAL birdwatchers have reported the arrival of up to 30 per cent of the total population of the highly endangered Swift Parrot in forests on the Far South Birdwatchers get glimpse of rare parrot - Jul 12, 2009 ABC OnlineThe Swift Parrot usually migrates between Tasmania and the west of the Great Dividing Range but the drought has brought them to the far south coast and Endangered bird on display - Jul 30, 2009 ABC OnlineThe endangered Swift Parrot goes on show in a Tasmanian zoo today for the first time. A Hobart breeder gave 15 parrots to Tasmania Zoo near Launceston to Birds in the News 178: Helsinki Edition - Jul 13, 2009 ScienceBlogsThe Swift Parrot usually migrates between Tasmania and the west of the Great Dividing Range in Australia but the drought has brought them to the far south New guidelines help meet national environmental laws - Jul 23, 2009 PressZoom (press release)More policy statements are under preparation, including striped legless lizard, water mouse, Murray cod, Macquarie perch, northern quoll, and swift parrot. Bleak outlook for swift parrot - Mar 10, 2009 Tasmania MercuryPRIMARY Industries and Water Minister David Llewellyn has suggested the endangered swift parrot is virtually doomed. Mr Llewellyn told State Parliament this IS BARTLETT GOVERNMENT SELLING OFF CRITICAL BREEDING HABITAT ... - Mar 19, 2009 Tasmanian GreensMs O’Connor also said there is a very big difference between Swift Parrot foraging habitat, and Swift Parrot breeding habitat, and the Premier’s recent MINISTER TO EXPLAIN WHY FORESTRY IS IGNORING HIS OWN DEPARTMENT’S ... - Mar 23, 2009 Tasmanian Greens...“The Swift Parrot has been pushed to the brink under the watch of Minister David Llewellyn, and we now know one reason why this is so – Forestry Tasmania SWIFT PARROT IN DANGER – WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH WIELANGTA COUPE 19D? - Mar 3, 2009 Tasmanian GreensReleasing the latest Green Institute update on the Swift Parrot, Greens’ Environment spokesperson, Cassy O’Connor MP, said the Parrots are now leaving their The BirdChannel Newswire - March 18, 2009 - Mar 19, 2009 BirdChannel.comRead More>> The Tasmanian government reports that the future of the swift parrot doesn’t look promising, but conservation efforts are underway, Claims wildlife lost in conflict - Mar 9, 2009 Tasmania MercuryAmong examples were the logging of swift parrot habitats, the rejection of concerns about a forestry road affecting Tasmanian devils and the rejection of Little care for species' plight - Mar 12, 2009 Tasmania MercuryThe 674 threatened species - listed under the categories endangered, vulnerable and rare - include the Tasmanian devil, swift parrot, wedge-tailed eagle and BARTLETT’S STATE OF THE STATE FAILS TO PRESENT COHESIVE VISION - Mar 2, 2009 Tasmanian GreensMr McKim also accused Mr Bartlett of kidding himself if he thinks that a five year tree planting program will help the endangered Swift Parrot in any Bay of Fires National Park - Mar 2, 2009 Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)Mr Bartlett also acknowledged Tasmania as a haven for a diverse range of fauna and flora and the need to support endangered species such as the swift parrot Unrepresentative swill and the things that matter - Mar 19, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldBob Brown addressed the protection of the swift parrot. The Greens senator Rachel Siewert, from Western Australia, had something to say about "the alleged FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INTERVENE ON FORESTRY TASMANIA TARKINE ROAD - Mar 19, 2009 Tasmanian GreensPeter Garrett, will stand up for the range of endangered species, such as the Wedge-tailed Eagle, the Swift Parrot, the Green and Golden Bell Frog, New Signals for South Arm Highway - Mar 6, 2009 Tasmanian Government Media Releases (press release)...restoring and protecting the habitat of the endangered swift parrot through a combination of environmental weed control and replanting of Eucalyptus ovata. Save an Aussie Battler this Australia Day - Jan 22, 2009 WWF International,Swift parrot – this spirited Australian has the longest migration journey of any parrot in the world, travelling from southern Queensland to Tasmania each Birds in the News 149 - Oct 27, 2008 ScienceBlogsOne of Australia's rarest and fastest birds, the swift parrot, seems to be plummeting in number, and logging has been blamed. Sightings of the flashy red Tree divides council - Oct 28, 2008 Great Lakes Advocate,The grey ironbark is a browse tree for the swift parrot during its irregular winter visits to the area. A final vote saw Crs Tuffy, Roberts, Stephens, Where the wild things are - Sep 8, 2008 The Age,Birds Australia's Chris Tzaros, who chairs the swift parrot recovery team, explains that with just 2500 of these colourful birds remaining nationally, City goes wild as natives struggle on in strangest of places - Sep 1, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald,..."The swift parrot is sometimes recorded foraging in flowering screetscape and parkland trees" and some species of bats roost "in a variety of artificial Help save native species Under threat - Sep 9, 2008 South Western Rural Advertiser,...are under threat in Chipping Norton, Hammondville and Casula while the regent honeyeater, swift parrot and koala are at risk throughout the areas. Call to save Parramatta's threatened species - Sep 1, 2008 Parramatta Sun,Landcare Week as a new study shows that wildlife species like the Koala, the Grey-headed Flying-fox and the Swift Parrot are under threat in the area. Eyes needed to sight parrot - Aug 10, 2008 The Mercury,BUDDING environmentalists and birdwatchers are being urged to report sightings of the endangered swift parrot this breeding season. Scottsdale helps to reverse climate change - Jul 30, 2008 Cooma Monaro Express,And at Tarcutta Hills Reserve in NSW, there were positive recordings of the swift parrot, a nationally endangered bird that favours grassy white box Wielangta and the forest wars - Jul 19, 2008 Green Left Weekly,...(RFA) was damaging to the natural habitat of the swift parrot, the Wielangta stag beatle and the Tasmanian wedgetail eagle — all endangered species. Political neglect will lead to parrot's swift demise - Nov 18, 2007 The Canberra Times,Pity the swift parrot: it has the misfortune to tilt against a pulp mill, rather than a windmill, like its orange-bellied cousin famously did. Brown's logging ban bid fails - Nov 29, 2007 The Mercury,...impact" on three endangered species that live in the forest -- the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, the broad-toothed stag beetle and the swift parrot. Tamar Valley pulp mill: Full conditions - Oct 3, 2007 Daily Telegraph,At least another 34 hectares must be reserved by Gunns Limited as foraging habitat for the Swift Parrot. A further 20 hectares may also need to be reserved Toxic fears for seal pups and penguins - Oct 4, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald,These include the disruption of nesting wedge-tailed eagles, loss of habitat for the swift parrot and the spreading of an amphibian fungus that can cause Tas pulp mill may get federal nod 'soon' - 20 Aug 2007 Brisbane Times,...of land that will become new habitat for the Tasmanian devil, spot-tailed quoll, eastern barred bandicoot, swift parrot and the southern bell frog. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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