Scientists consider cross-breeding to save Australia's orange-bellied parrot from extinction

Scientists consider cross-breeding to save Australia's orange-bellied parrot from extinction

A team of environmental scientists at the University of Sydney, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of Copenhagen, are pondering possible ways to save the extremely endangered orange-bellied parrot. In their paper published in the journal Molecular Ecology, the group outlines possible ideas for saving the birds, and the drawbacks of each.