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ARTICLES Animal Extinction – Australia’s Shabby Distinction (continued) 6. The Swift Parrot 8. The Striped Legless Lizard Swift parrot legal loopholes let loggers demolish big old trees, leaving this speedy parrot with no nesting hollows. Chris Tzaros – [email protected]. Striped legless lizard; shy legless lizards once slithered through grasslands all over SE Australia, but cannot outrun or outslither the destruction of their habitat. 7. The Blue Whale Please act for their sake. Blue Whale even the largest creatures on Earth aren’t protected from chemical and sound pollution, habitat loss, fishing or climate damage. Shutterstock 26 SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL NEWS VOL 68 NO 1