Swift parrot flies into government roadblock

By Andrew Darby
Updated July 29 2015 - 4:08pm, first published 3:43pm
Trouble ahead: swift parrot recovery has encountered headwinds. Photo: Chris Tzaros
Trouble ahead: swift parrot recovery has encountered headwinds. Photo: Chris Tzaros
The upside down world of a nectar feeding swift parrot. The species is under severe pressure in its Tasmanian summer breeding grounds. Photo: Chris Tzaros
The upside down world of a nectar feeding swift parrot. The species is under severe pressure in its Tasmanian summer breeding grounds. Photo: Chris Tzaros

The Tasmanian government has been accused of refusing to join a recovery effort for the migratory swift parrot, as the population of the bird collapses under pressure from predatory sugar gliders and logging.

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