To every one who contributed observations this year, thank you, we have learned a lot.

The next two months are critical months for this study as this is when most lorikeets with lorikeet paralysis present, so it is critical to see what they are feeding on during this time.

Your observations are also important in that we are now seeing flying-foxes with a similar disease presenting in significant numbers to wildlife carers and perhaps these two diseases are linked.

Because they may be linked our investigative team has grown and we are working with veterinarians from the Australian Zoo, and additional scientists at Griffith University as well as Wildlife Health Australia the peak body in Australia for disease surveillance in wildlife.

So you are all now part of a stellar team of investigators who are working as hard as possible to understand these perplexing diseases.

All the best for 2022.

David
Maya
Lauren

Hi Everyone!

We hope everyone has had a lovely holidays and is ready for 2022!

Currently we have 95 members taking part in the project. This week our goal is to reach over 100 members. Do you have friends and family that have lorikeets visiting their backyard? Or do they like to go on walks around the neighbourhood? Maybe they simply like solving mysteries like the rest of us!

Why not introduce them to iNaturalist and our Lorikeet Paralysis team. The more lorikeet spotters like you, the more observations we can add to our project, and the closer we will come to finding answers.

For newcomers, helpful tips and tricks on how to use iNaturalist and contribute to the project can be found through these links:

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/getting+started

https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/our-research/research-areas/veterinary-science/lorikeet-paralysis-syndrome-project/submit-your-observation.html

Stay safe and Happy Rainbow Lorikeet spotting!

Lauren, David, Maya

Hi Everyone,

We hope everyone is doing well and staying safe!

This week we would like to let you know which suburbs have been seeing high rates and proportions of Lorikeet Paralysis Syndrome cases in recent years.

Browns Plains
Chermside
Kingston
Logan Central
Loganlea
Maroochydore
Redbank Plains
Regents Park
Sandgate
Slacks Creek
Springfield Lakes

So if you are travelling through any of these neighbourhoods, keep a look out for Rainbow Lorikeets feeding, and document your findings in the project.

We look forward to seeing your observations this week, Happy Rainbow Lorikeet spotting!

From,

Lauren, David, Maya