Western Ground Parrot - Bad News

[Frank O'Connor <>]

I don't have full details, but there is mention on the ABC radio news 
today that 20 WGPs died in a fire that burnt down their enclosure.  I 
assume these are the birds that have been captured over the past two 
seasons for captive breeding.  Don't know if it was a general 
wildfire, or a fire in the establishment.
DEC hasn't had a good result for WGPs in the past few years.  A 
controlled burn early last year got out of control in Cape Arid NP 
and burnt out a large part of the WGP habitat that the controlled 
burn was meant to help protect.

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Frank O'Connor           Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
Phone : (08) 9386 5694              Email :  

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