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25.01.2022 "That a billion animals may die as a result of this summer’s fires has horrified the world. For many conservation biologists and land managers, however, the unprecedented extent and ferocity of the fires has incinerated much more than koalas and their kin. The scale of the destruction has challenged what is fundamentally an optimistic worldview held by conservationists: that with sufficient time and money, every species threatened by Australia’s 250 years of colonial transformation cannot just be saved from extinction, but can flourish once again." The CONVERSATION January 21, 2020 6.04am AEDT Stephen Garnett, Brendan Wintle, David Lindenmayer, John Woinarski, Martine Maron, and Sarah Legge http://nationalthreatenedspeciesinstitute.org//conservati/

25.01.2022 Acclimatization enclosure for the Smoky mouse (Pseudomys fumeus) release! - #smokymice #ntsi #nationalthreatenedspecies #threatenedspecies #priam #priampsittaculturecentre

24.01.2022 Orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster). OBPs are classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN’s Red List and under the Commonwealth’s EPBC Act 1999 because of their extremely small wild population, single breeding location and recent rapid decline. There is some uncertainty about the cause of the species’ decline; however, habitat loss and degradation, as well as introduced predators and competitors, have likely been responsible historically, and, presently, OBPs fa...ce numerous interacting threats, including the genetic, health and social impacts of a very small wild population. - #PPC #NTSI #priam #endangeredspecies #nationalthreatenedspecies #priampsittaculturecentre #orangebelliedparrot

23.01.2022 'Animals that mate once and die may be especially vulnerable to big disturbances' https://apple.news/A85Nryg0eT5mi2G-YzPwbrA

22.01.2022 Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) Recovery Program News, April 2021 Prepared by Toby Galligan, OBP Recovery Program Coordinator, on behalf of the OBP Recovery Team This breeding seasons was a good one for OBPs. The wild and captive populations had productive breeding seasons and release program this summer was successful. DPIPWE estimates 185 OBPs will migrating north from Melaleuca this year to winter in costal Victoria (and perhaps south eastern South Australia), which is a 57% i...Continue reading

21.01.2022 Koonoom 'Smoky Mouse' Pseudomys fumeus 2019-2020 Research & Breeding Recovery Update: https://youtu.be/_dw3Y1ZJDAw - #ntsi #nationalthreatenedspeciesinstitute #ppc #priampsittaculturecentre #smokymice

20.01.2022 The OBP season is looking to be one for the record books! https://www.facebook.com/TasmanianOrangebelliedParrot/posts/1110101392757995

20.01.2022 Smoky Mouse (Pseudomys fumeus) acclimatization enclosure. Preparation for 2021 reintroduction into the wild. - #smokymouse #nationalthreatenedspeciesinstitute ... #ntsi #threatenedspecies See more

20.01.2022 Green & Gold Bell frog (Litoria aurea). - #greenandgoldbellfrog #ntsi #nationalthreatenedspeciesinstitute #ppc #priampsittaculturecentre

19.01.2022 Orange-bellied Parrot update from the breeding grounds.

15.01.2022 World Wildlife Day is a time to reflect on the uniqueness of diversity that we have all around us, within Australia and abroad. The objective of the National Threatened Species Institute NTSI is to contribute to the conservation of the natural biodiversity of Australia. It is with this spirit NTSI is focusing its research and recovery efforts on Orange-bellied Parrots, Smoky Mice and Ground Parrots. The recovery of these species occurs with the support of PPC, NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, Saving Our Species and the Australian Government.

14.01.2022 Emergency recovery work to assist the western ground parrot following a recent fire that destroyed about 6000 hectares of known habitat is underway.

13.01.2022 Fringe-lily (Thysanotus tuberosus) - Around and in the ACT, fringe-lily’s flower for about a month between mid November and mid December. Rain is also a large factor determining their flowering habits, so if Spring is dry, not as many will flower. - #fringelily #ntsi #nationalthreatenedspeciesinstitute #priampsittaculturecentre #ppc

13.01.2022 Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Program News (January 2020) By Toby Galligan, OBP Recovery Program Coordinator The Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster; OBP) i e f Aalia ciicall edageed ecie. Throughout the past decade, the number of individuals that have returned to their last known breeding location, Melaleuca, in the far southwest of Tasmania has ranged between only 17 and 35 individuals. Despite the OBP igl small wild population, t...Continue reading

12.01.2022 Fantastic news for the OBP Recovery efforts! The Orange-bellied Parrot program has some very exciting news to share. As of Monday the 9th of November, 40 OBPs have returned to Melaleuca. This is the highest number in ten years with the most recent highest number being 35 in the 2014-15 season. 23 of the birds are female and 17 are male. Including the three recent spring releases of captive-bred birds during October to supplement the wild population, there are currently known to be 59 birds at Melaleuca which comprise of 31 females and 28 males. This bodes well for a good breeding season in the wild population. More birds are expected to continue arriving at Melaleuca during November.

12.01.2022 Glossy Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus lathami) - Wandiyali Restoration Trust board member Dr Mark Simpson, Veterinarian, Scientist provides some interesting insights into the impact recent bushfires have had on this diet specialized species.

11.01.2022 Well done Wandiyali, great to see on-ground action getting the support and recognition it deserves.

11.01.2022 Smoky Mouse (Pseudomys fumeus) navigating the acclimatization enclosure. - #smokymouse #ppc #NTSI #priam #threatenedspecies #priampsittaculturecentre

09.01.2022 Orange-bellied Parrot update.

09.01.2022 Understanding the impact of the summer's fires.

08.01.2022 Orange-bellied Parrot seen on the west coast of Tasmaina during migration north to mainland, for the first time in many years.

07.01.2022 Fantastic News for the long-term survival of OBP's.

06.01.2022 New Holland Mouse (Pseudomys novaehollandiae) - Reintroduction update 2020: https://youtu.be/Z4dH2kq7b00 - #ntsi #nationalthreatenedspeciesinstitute #ppc #priampsittaculturecentre #newhollandmice

06.01.2022 Orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster). - Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team ... As of 15th Jan, there are 88 live nestlings across 27 nests, and 8 eggs still to hatch. This means there is the potential for up to 96 fledglings at Melaleuca this season. For context, this is the highest number of nests, eggs and nestlings from nest boxes since official nest box monitoring began in 1994. - #PPC #NTSI #threatenedspecies #OrangebelliedParrots #nationalthreatenedspeciesinstitute

06.01.2022 Check it out, the latest update from 'Friends of the Western Ground Parrot' in their Summer 2020 Newsletter edition.

04.01.2022 Orange-bellied parrot (Neophema chrysogaster) OBPs only breed in the south-west of Tasmania within 5 km of the coast. They migrate via western Tasmania, the Hunter Island Group and King Island in autumn and spring; and winter on the south-eastern coast of Australia. Each year, OBPs fly at least 640 km across land and sea -... #orangebelliedparrot #PPC #NTSI #priam #priampsittaculturecentre #nationalthreatenedspecies #endangeredspecies

04.01.2022 Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Program News (January 2020) By Toby Galligan, OBP Recovery Program Coordinator The Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster; OBP) is one of Australia’s most critically endangered species. Throughout the past decade, the number of individuals that have returned to their last known breeding location, Melaleuca, in the far southwest of Tasmania has ranged between only 17 and 35 individuals. Despite the OBP’s worryingly small wild population, th...Continue reading

02.01.2022 Positive news from the FrogID team.

01.01.2022 Next week is Frog Week, excited? Check out Australian Museum mobile App that records Frog calls to identify the species. Super easy to survey species by sound at your local waterhole, and free. Here's the link, Australian Museum. https://australian.museum/get-invol/citizen-science/frogid/