Gregory Andrews (@lyrebirddream.bsky.social)

If the Swift Parrot were as famous as Taylor Swift, we’d save it. Instead, it’s sliding towards extinction - only a few hundred remain. We know why: logging its Tassie breeding habitat and clearing its mainland feeding grounds. Extinction is a choice.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/the-aus...

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The Aussie Parrot That Needs Taylor Swift-Level Attention A decade ago, when I first learned about them, Swift Parrots were in trouble. Swifties were rare, beautiful, and declining. They were in trouble, but with a population of over 2,000, they didn’t yet feel, at least to me, like a species right on the brink of extinction.Now they are.Work cited by ANU and BirdLife Australia suggests there are now fewer than 500 Swifties left in the wild. That’s a catastrophic collapse in only a decade. BirdLife warns they could be extinct in five years if current t https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/the-aussie-parrot-that-needs-taylor-swift-level-attention-now