Critically Endangered Swift parrots are the fastest parrot on Earth. They only breed in Tasmania’s native forests. At severe risk of extinction as logging in their breeding habitat continues.
In 2015 the International Union for Conservation of Nature listed the Swift parrot as critically endangered and recommended that all public lands that support Swift parrots be placed under secure, permanent conservation management. This has not happened.
Our satellite surveillance revealed that more than 2 250 hectares of Swift parrot core range habitat logged since 2019.
Our satellite surveillance of logging in Tasmania has revealed that since June 2019, 2,250 hectares of Swift parrot core habitat on public land in Tasmania has been logged.
Tasmania’s government has 9,700 hectares of Swift parrot habtiat on 2022-2024 logging schedule.
If logging does not stop in Swift parrot breeding and foraging habitat today, the species will go extinct.
The critically endangered Swift parrot will not survive further destruction of these forests.
Prime Minister Albanese & Tasmanian Premier Rockliff need to declare secure, permanent protection across all Swift parrot habitat in Tasmania; in the southern forests, on Bruny Island and the east coast.
A migratory bird, the Swift parrot’s winter-feeding habitat in NSW is also being lost to logging and bushfires.
The Tasmanian, NSW and Federal Governments need to permanently end the logging of Swift parrot habitat and provide secure protection in conservation reserves.
The critically endangered Swift parrot will not survive further destruction of their forest habitat.
Swift parrots migrate every year to Tasmania, where it relies on old, hollow-bearing trees for nesting and nearby flowering eucalyptus for foraging.
Peer- reviewed research by Swift parrot scientists has estimated the parrot could be extinct by 2031 on its current course.
Native forest logging in Tasmania has removed much of their breeding and foraging habitat over the last thirty years. Every year the parrots make the trip north to feed for winter or south to breed, they have less and less habitat to return to.
In Tasmania, native forests in the southern forests, on Bruny Island, the eastern tiers, and Wielangta on the east coast are vitally important habitat for the Swift parrot.
Each year the Swift parrot travels to different areas to breed, depending on the flowering source of specific euclaytpus. Their destination changes every year.
Experts maintain that all currently available Swift parrot habitat should be retained and logged areas that have the potential to become habitat be allowed to restore.
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Are the coupes where active logging operations have been observed during 10/2022, which are inside the 'swift parrot core range' and / or a SPIBA / Interim SPIBA.
Are coupes which are planned to be logged according to the FT 3year logging plan (2021-2024), which are inside 'swift parrot core range' and / or a SPIBA / Interim SPIBA.
Are coupes which have been logged between June 2019 and August 2022, which are inside 'swift parrot core range'.