This year we had a fantastic Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP) season in south-west Victoria. With our first confirmed sighting in many years, we had a very exciting start to the season. Now towards the end of November, we do not expect to see any more OBPs...
The days are getting longer and the Orange-bellied Parrots are slowly making their way back to Tasmania. Despite the challenges of 2020 we’ve had a great OBP winter season. We would like to thank everyone involved. Without you we would not have had a confirmed sighting...
I had moments of doubt when I wondered if this day would ever come...
Yes, NGT love wetlands! Wetland restoration and research has been a big part of what the organisation has been about, right from the start. The team have worked across a vast array of different wetlands across south-eastern Australia. So for May 2020 we have a few...
Orange-bellied Parrots (OBPs) have just started their journey to their winter habitat on the mainland. After an excellent wild breeding season in Tasmania the numbers of migrating parrots are higher than what they have been for the last 10 years. A controlled burn in 2017...
[caption id="attachment_35263" align="alignright" width="300"] The completed bird observation tower at Walker Swamp, Vic[/caption] National Bird Week, from the 21st to 27th of October, celebrates our appreciation and love of Australia's native birds. It is also a time to be inspired to get involved in bird conservation...
The OBP season here on the mainland has come to an end for 2019. With the last count weekend in September, and other field work earlier this month, we are wrapping up efforts for the Orange-Bellied Parrot Recovery Program this year. Volunteers and NGT staff searched...
National Threatened Species Day is celebrated annually on the 7th September to commemorate the death of the last Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) in Hobart in 1936. Although the origin of National Threatened Species Day is sad and gloomy, it is a good time to reflect on...
Sometimes we have to remind ourselves how lucky we are to be living and working in such a beautiful part of the world. To me this is most apparent when out in the field searching for the elusive Orange-bellied Parrot. This is my third season of...
NGT spent a few sunny days in the salt-marshes of south west Victoria collecting Beaded Glasswort (Sarcocornia quinqueflora) seeds. These tiny seeds will hopefully provide some valuable information towards the ongoing research supporting the Orange-bellied Parrots in their fight against extinction. Many hours were spent collecting...
