The OBP Recovery Team has just released their summary report. A successful season with the release of a large number of captive bred birds. Hopefully there will be a big increase in numbers returning from Victoria next season. The report is available via the link below. OBP RP Public Summary Apr Draft
BIRCHS INLET CLEAN UP STAGE ONE REPORT Text by William Oliver Photos by Sally Simco On the 10th November 2019, six Friends of the Orange-bellied Parrot (FoOBP) volunteers and three Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) staff travelled to remote Birchs Inlet by boat, located at the southern end of Macquarie Harbour. The aim of the […]
It is pleasing to see the return numbers of Orange Bellied Parrots from Victoria is better than predicted with several weeks more for others to appear. It is especially good to see that the sex ratio is 1:1 – the first time in many years. Volunteers have now observed 18 wild return OBPs at Melaleuca […]
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens will have a Threatened Plants trail running at the Gardens from Tuesday 3rd – Tuesday 10th September and guided tours twice daily at 11am and 1pm on Thursday 5th, Friday 6th and Saturday 7th September to increase general knowledge about Tassie’s threatened plants, as well as informing visitors about the critical work that […]
INVITATION WHERE: Old Beaumaris Zoo, Queen’s Domain, Hobart WHEN: Saturday, September 7, 2019. Gates open 9.30am. Gates close 2.00pm WHAT: Talks about work being done to save Tasmanian wildlife starting at 10.00am by: Dr Clare Hawkins – Wedge Tailed Eagles. Professor Greg Woods of UTAS -Tasmanian Devils. Dr Dejan Stojanovic-Swift Parrot and Orange-bellied Parrot. Gareth […]
If you are a member of the Friends of the OBP Branch of Wildcare and are selected as a volunteer the OBP Summer Monitoring Program, member accommodation at Melaleuca may be available to you For more information on FoOBP accommodation at Melaleuca please contact Mark Holdsworth, Liasion Officer on 0419 120 298 or email mark.holdzy@icloud.com […]
Calling all gardeners and bird lovers: the new captive breeding facility at Five Mile Beach needs your enthusiasm and skills. Volunteer for a range of activities to help our critically endangered Orange-bellied parrots thrive in their new enclosure near Hobart airport. You can help with feeding, cleaning, observations and record keeping, as well as maintaining […]
The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment (DPIPWE) is calling for applications for volunteer positions to monitor the wild population of the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot (OBP). Volunteer Activities include observing and recording birds of multiple species, providing supplementary feed for OBPs, cleaning the feed tables and managing remote cameras. To undertake these […]
Snowgum Press Films & The Bob Brown Foundation present the première screening of The Desperate Plight of the Orange-bellied Parrot a film by David Neilson, renowned wildlife photographer and OBP volunteer. STARRING Matilda – World’s first cross-fostered OBP. (After commendable accolades in her debut season we hope she makes a return to the screen in 2017/18!) To […]
Bruce Englefield, a PhD student with the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Sydney invites Tasmanian Wildlife Carers to participate in an Australia wide survey. This is the first time carers have been asked on a national basis for their views on how they cope and feel, and how the pressures of time, […]