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Rare western ground parrot caught on camera in the wild
It took seven years and 355,700 snaps, but a rare parrot has finally been photographed on a heat-activated camera for the first time.
Key points:
- It is estimated that fewer than 150 western ground parrots remain
- Photos are rare and until now camera traps have never captured the bird
- The black-and-white photo was taken in September in Nuytsland Nature Reserve
The critically endangered western ground parrot is found on Western Australia’s south coast, where bushfires in recent years have decimated its habitat.
The green-feathered bird spends most of its life on the ground and cannot fly far, making it an easy target for feral cats and foxes.
In an effort to monitor and manage the predators, camera traps were installed in 2013 across the…
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