Could this tiny, endangered bird stop a multi-million dollar Defence housing development from going ahead?

A spokesperson for the authority said environmental approval "was obtained following a detailed assessment of the impacts of the project on biodiversity".

"There's something like 240 bird species that have been seen in that Casuarina Coastal Reserve, Lee Point area and that's about a quarter of Australian bird species," he said. "When you get an area like that, where you've got food and you've got water, the birds will come there for a period of time, but the fact that these birds seem to be resident there, and their numbers have been increasing, that indicates they're breeding close by to there as well."

The community effort to lobby environment minister Tanya Plibersek's office, which includes citizen science projects, hasn't gone unnoticed in Canberra. As a result, the department is working with the authority to conduct additional surveys to identify habitat for the Gouldian finch.

ViewSonic, probably time to show some support for your favourite bird

Bird verse defence. Bird wins. 🤣

Focus on who is allowing land to be developed assisted by what authority and go hard against them

This should read : Could a multi million dollar defence housing development stop this tiny endangered bird from going ahead?

Sorry, but it hasn't a chance. Constant growth of Australian Government revenue to cover expenditure by rapid population growth is unquestionable dogma. The Gouldian Finch, like the Tasmanian Tiger before it, is toast. Ponzi Dogma EconomicPolicy

I now love this bird, irk them bird. Fucking irk them all

Well it wont stop the wind farms.

I Tweet with the bird.

Yes we can only hope. Australia’s extinction rate is horrific. Flora Fauna Australia GouldianFinch

I didn't know that Gouldian finches were endangered. They must be protected.

Would the same bird stop a wind farm?

Here's hoping.

Not if we can kill it off. After all, biodiversity is overrated.

Hopefully yes

Interesting phrasing. Alt 'Endangered bird threatened by construction development'

How would building much needed houses affect any bird habitat? Just ignore the activists and build the f**king houses.

The aboriginals lived in harmony with Australia for 60,000 years. It only took europeans 225 to totally destroy it.

I hope so.

Ah the “rare-frog” thing again!. 😂

Yes it could, even more so if it teams up with dive bombing magpies, and Powerful Owls❗️And what’s yellow, dangerous and sits in a tree❓A canary with a machine gun.

The Power of One! Of course it could.

Yes easily. This has been the way for years.

I wonder if such a fuss would be made if it were aboriginal housing being proposed

I hope so. Gouldian Finches must be protected

Scrap the housing estate. Construct an environmentally friendly windfarm instead. Win. Win.

It damn well should.

Haven’t we cleared enough fucken land? Surely there’s somewhere else to put it

It is vital that this bird be saved. No ifs no buts. flora fauna

I hope so

Thank you comrade finch

It should!

I'm rooting for the bird! ✊🏼

No.

For those in the US you can view Gouldian finch at the sdzsafaripark

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