Found this on the rec.birds newsgroup
I think I have required an Orange-bellied Parrot. There are only 200
left in the world.
I have been looking through the Rosella Parakeet information.
Is there anyone who is an expert on this who can help me out before the
media storms my doorstep for a rare bird story?
Thanks,
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kkirk wrote:
> I think I have required an Orange-bellied Parrot.
Are you talking about Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)? If so,
where abouts are you, how did you come by it and where did it come from?
> There are only 200 left in the world.
Probably less. It is an endangered bird. Try
http://www.biodiversity.environment.gov.au/plants/threaten/information/species/animals/birds/orange_bellied_parrot/obpinfo.htm
for more information and following the link to the Action Guide, it is
suggested that you contact one or all of these organisations:
Healesville Sanctuary
Badger Creek Road
Healesville, 3777
?Friends of the Orange bellied Parrot
?Birds Australia Group home page http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~birdsaus/
415 Riversdale Road, East Hawthorn Vic. 3122
03 9882 2622
email
?Marine Education Society of Australasia
C/- 10 Parliament Place, East Melbourne Vic 3002 ph 03 96504846; Fax 03
96546843
I'd try emailing the RAOU (Royal Australasian Ornithological Union) first.
> I have been looking through the Rosella Parakeet information.
> Is there anyone who is an expert on this who can help me out before the
> media storms my doorstep for a rare bird story?
Try a near extinct bird story. My thoughts would be to contact one or all
of the above and try to get the bird to either a conservation/preservation
society who can get it back into the wild or find a captive breeding colony
to donate it to.
> Thanks,
Hope you do the right thing.
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I've copied this to both the Birding-Aus mailing list and RAOU. Can anyone
else think of something to help this bird if it *is* indeed an OBP?
I'm presuming the email address suggests the person is in the US.
--
Eric Hocking
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"
== Melbourne, Australia ==
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ehocking
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