Orange Bellied Parrot - Tasmania's most critically endangered bird now has a brighter future Photo courtesty of JJ Harrison - CC BY-SA 3.0 There are at least a million reasons for taking action on World Environment Day . That’s how many species are currently endangered and at risk of extinction. Begun by the UN in 1974 it seems to me that not only haven’t the problems identified then been resolved, but they have continued to get worse. Pollution, habit loss, climate change - yet there still some things which we can do, both as individuals and as members of groups and the larger society. Before I go on to discuss some of these I want to share at least one good news story. Back from the brink Thanks to the efforts of scientists, environmentalists and volunteers, Tasmania’s most critically endangered bird, the Orange – Bellied Parrot is slowly increasing its numbers. Down to less than 23 pairs in the 1980’s the provision of nest ...
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