Who remembers the MONTY PYTHON DEAD PARROT SKETCH if not CLICK HERE
When it comes to dead parrots the Swift Parrot Story is far from funny
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Doreen Bowen
Of course the Launceston Council was warned about cutting down the Blue Gums on Windmill Hill,
but did they listen? Now the LCC action looks like it has contributed to the very real extinction of
the parrot !! Perhaps a memorial plaque to the demise of the swift parrot ought to be erected at
the pool to add to the rest of the memorials on the hill.
Vale swift parrot, bonjour white elephant.....!
Swift parrot populations are not only under threat by natural factors, bushfires and breeding issues.
The Examiner readers are reminded how several swift parrot carcasses were reported when discovered around the perimeter of the glass walling of the Launceston Aquatic Centre, having flown into the glass because of a lack of care from Launceston City Council's designers who failed to recognize and cater for the risks to the then population of parrots surrounding the Reserve on Windmill Hill. None have been discovered recently, maybe due to the belated installation of a film on the glass, but probably more likely due to extinction......by human inaction, and important trees being removed from this area and urban habitat.
Another casualty of this ratepayer's loss centre.
Lionel Morrell President, Tasmanian Ratepayers Association Inc.
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