That's horrific news.
Does anyone know if the success of trying to breed EGPs in captivity?
Assume give their somewhat solid numbers in places like Tasmania there would
have been a trial of breeding in captivity of some sort?
Cheers,
Charles Hunter
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> On 6 Jan 2016, at 5:27 pm, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:
>
> Would it not be wide to hold off on a discussion until an autopsy has
> worked out where the birds caught the infection?
>
> It would also seem wise for the zoo to wait for that before going for
> another expedition.
>
> Martin
>
> Martin Butterfield
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
>
> On 6 January 2016 at 17:18, Greg Roberts <>
> wrote:
>
>> Two Western Ground Parrots recently captured at Cape Arid for a captive
>> breeding program at Perth Zoo have died from a respiratory illness. Yet
>> organisers plan to go back to the area in autumn to catch more birds from
>> the tiny remnant population for the program. Just 10 per cent of the bird's
>> habitat survives following recent bushfires.
>>
>> It's worth having a discussion about the wisdom of this. News story on the
>> deaths here:
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-06/rare-parrots-die-in-captivity/7070996
>>
>>
>> Greg Roberts
>> http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/
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