Efforts are underway to help save a rare native Australian bird scientists know very little about.
Scientists are capturing the endangered orange-bellied parrots in Melaleuca, a remote area of Tasmania, and bringing the birds to Hobart to breed in captivity.
Conservation biologist Dejan Stojanovic says the population of birds are highly endangered due to habitat loss, which affects their food sources and the species’ future depends on the success of the breeding program.