The swift parrot is critically endangered, and these scientists are trying to save them from extinction. ➡ Subscribe: bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe About Nat Geo Wild: Welcome to a place so wild, anything can happen. Nat Geo Wild is the network all about animals from National Geographic, where every story is an adventure and your imagination is allowed to run wild. Get More Nat Geo Wild: Official Site: bit.ly/NatGeoWILD Facebook: bit.ly/NGWFacebook Twitter: bit.ly/NGWTwitter Instagram: bit.ly/NGWInstagram On its nesting grounds in Tasmania, the parrot population is being decimated by ferocious sugar gliders. The Difficult Bird Research Group is installing nests that automatically close at nighttime. This keeps the swift parrots safe from nocturnal sugar gliders. Tasmania is a small island seeing deforestation as a result of agriculture and logging. As deforestation worsens, swift parrots have fewer nesting trees. This exposes them to more sugar glider attacks. Read more about these endangered parrots: news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/swift-parrot-sugar-glider-tasmania-logging-nest-spd/ Predator-Proof Nests May Help Save Swift Parrots From Extinction | Nat Geo Wild youtu.be/d65nweYLg7E Nat Geo Wild www.youtube.com/user/NatGeoWild

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