Australia's largest night parrot population may be protected by dingoes, but mining in remote WA habitat planned
Australia's largest night parrot population may be protected by dingoes, but mining in remote WA habitat planned
www.abc.net.au Australia's largest night parrot population may be protected by dingoes, but mining is planned for their desert home
Around half of the nation's total known night parrots live in a patch of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. While dingoes appear to protect them, the potential effects of a proposed road are less clear.
In short:
The largest known population of night parrots, around 50 birds, is believed to live in a remote Indigenous Protected Area in Western Australia.
A new study suggests the rare parrots may be protected by dingoes.
What's next?
Change is coming to the region with the first piece of industrial development in the area, a potash mine and 350-kilometre sealed haul road, seeking environmental approval.
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