Murbpook Nature Reserve is home to a local population of the eastern subspecies of Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus monarchoides). Listed as Vulnerable in federal (EPBC Act 1999) and state (NP&W Act 1974) legislation, the species’ ongoing survival relies on conservation action to better understand why it has been declining. Over the past few years, Nature Foundation has been collaborating with the Regent Parrot Recovery Team and the Australian National University (ANU) to better understand the challenges involved, through activities such as nest census and research on chicks and tree hollows.