Recovery Plan for the Norfolk Island Green Parrot Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae cookii
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Habitat Loss and Degradation
Native forest contained within the NINP is protected under the EPBC Act 1999 and a range of tree species are protected under Norfolk Island Government legislation. Weed-infestation and loss by natural attrition of mature habitat trees are the primary factors degrading NINP and consequently, Green Parrot nesting habitat. On Norfolk Island generally, loss of native forest through clearance on private land and by natural causes and the subsequent expansion of woody weeds is still a significant problem. Feral predators and nest competitors also degrade habitat particularly outside the national park where there is no program to control rats, cats, or crimson rosellas.