Western ground parrot breeding facility

The Western ground parrot is a critically endangered species in WA. Crucial habitat for the species was impacted in a bushfire in December that swept through Cape Arid National Park and nearby Nuytsland Nature Reserve.

To help protect this species in the wake of the bushfires, a conservation breeding program is considered a priority. Perth Zoo holds a population of Western ground parrots suitable for breeding and funds from the ZAA Drought and Bushfire Appeal will help them to build a new, specially designed habitat to encourage the birds to breed for the 2020 and 2021 breeding season.

With the parrot’s numbers already desperately low before the bushfires, a breeding program (if successful) could play a major role in protecting the species from extinction.