Golden-shouldered Parrot monitoring at Artemis Station

We recently joined Conservation Partners at Artemis Station to observe nest monitoring for the endangered Golden-shouldered Parrot.

Project Officers Sigrid Wilkens and Darcy Roeger headed into the field with Dr. Pat Webster and Braydon Moloney, visiting several active nests. One nest contained five eggs, while another held newly hatched chicks, just a few days old, with their eyes still closed.

At Artemis Station, active nests are protected using electric fencing to help reduce threats from ground-based predators such as snakes and goannas. These measures play an important role in improving breeding success for this species.

Feral pig control will be carried out at Artemis as part of our Natural Resource Management Expansion Program project. Managing feral pigs helps improve habitat conditions and protects native grasses that are critical food sources for the parrots.

To find out more about the seasonal diet of Golden-shouldered Parrots, read our new guide on Cockatoo grass and other important food sources here.

The Cape York Wetlands and Native Vegetation Resilience project is funded by the Queensland Government’s Natural Resource Management Expansion Program.

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