On this month last year, staff at Colchester Zoo were doing everything in their power to locate the animal that escaped its walk-in enclosure.

Last year, 48 rainbow lorikeets were released in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, after recovering from lorikeet paralysis syndrome. In a bid to tackle this disease head-on, a working group of wildlife ...

Rainbow lorikeets saved from a paralysis syndrome that prevents them from being able to land on branches — and eventually fall from the sky — have been released into the wild. The ailment ...

"Both rainbow lorikeets and flying foxes are common species that often roost in very large numbers. But this means that the ecosystem role they play is also very large." Dr Tim Portas, RSPCA's ...