Australia's largest night parrot population may be protected by dingoes, but mining is planned for their desert home
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Around half of the nation's total known night parrots live in a patch of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. While dingoes appear to protect them, the potential effects of a proposed road are less clear.

In short:

The largest known population of night parrots, around 50 birds, is believed to live in a remote Indigenous Protected Area in Western Australia.

A new study suggests the rare parrots may be protected by dingoes.

What’s next?

Change is coming to the region with the first piece of industrial development in the area, a potash mine and 350-kilometre sealed haul road, seeking environmental approval.