Terrible news Frank - what is the population estimate for the bird - are
they as scarce as OBPs?
On 31 January 2011 20:44, Frank O'Connor <> wrote:
>
> 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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