Dozens of bird eggs and chicks have been rescued from a single wind-damaged eucalyptus tree that was dangerously close to ...
Ecologists watched the parrots foraging on “eucalyptus shoots,” perching in trees and generally making “themselves comfortable” at the sanctuary over a span of 84 days, the organization said.
The Paradise parrot, once native to eastern Australia, was last seen in 1928, with drought, excessive grazing by livestock, and the destruction of eucalyptus trees being the major causes of its ...