Minister announces $3m to protect parrot.


Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell has announced more than $3 million in funding to protect the endangered orange-bellied parrot.
It is the largest amount of federal funding going towards the survival of a threatened species.
The money will be spent over two years on protecting the migratory birds' habitats in South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and King Island in the Bass Strait.
In April, Senator Campbell overturned Victorian Government approval for a wind farm in Gippsland because a report found there was a small chance it could threaten the parrot.
He says that report influenced the decision to significantly boost funding to ensure the birds' survival.
The Victorian Premier, Steve Bracks, says if the Minister really wants to save the parrot, he should have made the announcement earlier.
"Do it properly, do it properly by putting resources of money in, not after the event as he's doing now," he said.
"He should have done that in the start and not using it as a trick to try and knock out a wind farm."