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"It's not one that stops industry. It's very hard to detect and it goes unnoticed, but it's loved by community members who have colonies on their land."
Small bird perched on a branch.

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Dr Sally Bryant holds a pair of binoculars in outdoor setting.

Forty-spotted pardalote

"This is a real wake up call for the government."
Male Forty-spotted Pardalote after being monitored and released

Dr Sally Bryant looks up with a pair of binoculars.

"Gone, not with a bang, but a whimper."
White barked trees in forest setting.

"There's preventative measures we can do now, and for so many species it's often cheap."
Australian stamp with a forty-spotted pardalote bird.

"We need more nest boxes targeted just for the species and we need more research to see where juveniles move to."

"Not just for the forty-spot, but for all of the endangered species that are sitting in the ambulance left on the ramp,"
she said.

James Bunker sitting at a table with wooden boxes.

"We're changing and adapting our designs as the birds are changing and adapting to climate change and habitat loss."

Swift parrot nesting box in Mount Nelson.

Gio Fitzpatrick about to climb a tree.

"You wouldn't achieve anything without everybody doing their bit,"
he said.
Swift parrot in a tree.

"If we put in a little bit more care, then imagine what else might be possible?"
Cover of Australian government's Recovery Plan for the Forty Spotted Pardalote species document.

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