In the forests of Lutruwita / Tasmania, something remarkable happens each year. 🌳
Swift parrots, one of the world's only migratory parrots, return here to breed. They are now critically endangered, and there are may only be 750 remaining in the wild. 🦜
Each spring and summer, the population nests in Lutruwita's native forests before migrating to mainland Australia for winter. But some of the last places where these birds breed—including forests in the Huon Valley—are planned to be logged.
The Wilderness Society Tasmania is going to court over plans to log native forest in the Huon Valley in Lutruwita—one of the last remaining breeding strongholds for these incredible migratory birds.
Represented by @enviro_justice_australia , we say Tasmania’s forest regulator should be compelled to provide sufficient reasons for approving plans to clearfell log their habitat. This case will test whether Tasmania’s laws are doing enough to protect wildlife on the brink of extinction.
Here our Tasmanian Campaigns Manager, Alice Hardinge, introduces you to wild swift parrots in the forests of Mielengta—another breeding location for the species—and explains more about the case and how you can support it.
👉 Donate to support the case at the link in our bio or at wilderness.org.au/defend-swift-parrots
🎬 Video by Billy Rowe (@squintybill )
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Observations of the Swift Parrot. A truly deep rabbit hole. Blessing to watch successful nesting, sadly amongst a threatened landscape. This nest is outside of known breeding areas, in a potential production timber zone. Lack of understanding this species builds on industries ability to be more than negligent. Here’s to endless hours watching such a beautiful pair 🦜 🦜
@sustainabletimbertasmania assures critically endangered swift parrots won’t return to this forest. Even more, be careful what timber you purchase and from where, @porta_timber supplies @bunnings . Swift parrot habitat, flowering blue gums and the guarantee they were flying about daily when logging began. Make this make sense. FYI, WT003E is a logging coupe name, it was home to many things beyond Swift parrots
FOR THE SWIFT PARROT
A film by @forestry.watch.tas in 2021-22
Unreleased in good faith after embarking on extensive surveying of the swift parrot (Lathamus Discolor) in the Lonnavale forests during their breeding season.
Migrating annually they often return to areas previously nested, only to find it cannot carry a breeding population anymore. Especially if it was clearfelled.
Their chance of success still declines as ignorance of data by industry continues. The logging industry’s commercial focus outweighing the existence of the critically endangered bird needs to be shifted.
From on the ground we hope this gives insight into the struggle of this fast quirky parrot, and the special people involved in the fight for it
@forestry.watch.tas link in bio takes you to the Lonnavale Report, compiled by Matt Webb and Forestry Watch in efforts to privately pressure the government with conclusive evidence, to implement and abide by boundaries within which the species can survive
