Editing Brolga (section)

==Conservation status==
[[File:Brolgas on corn stubble.jpg|thumb|Brolgas on a corn field]] 
The [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]] lists the brolga as being of "[[least concern]]" because it has a large range and a population of more than 10,000 individuals. Although the population may be declining slowly, this is not at a rate that would warrant the brolga being included in a more vulnerable category.<ref name=IUCN/> Brolgas are not listed as threatened on the Australian [[Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999]]. However, their conservation status varies from state to state within Australia. For example, the brolga is listed as threatened under the Victorian [[Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988)]].
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/103389/Advisory_List_of_Threatened_Vert_Fauna_in_Victoria_-_2007_amended_11_august_2009.pdf |title=Department of Sustainability and Environment Threatened Species Advisory Lists |publisher=Department of Sustainability and Environment |access-date=2013-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105001641/http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/103389/Advisory_List_of_Threatened_Vert_Fauna_in_Victoria_-_2007_amended_11_august_2009.pdf |archive-date=2013-01-05 }}</ref> Under this Act, an Action Statement for the recovery and future management of this species has been prepared. It is also included in the 2007 advisory list of threatened vertebrate fauna in Victoria where it is listed as [[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]].<ref name="DSE200">{{cite book | author = Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment | title = Advisory List of Threatened Vertebrate Fauna in Victoria – 2007 | publisher = Department of Sustainability and Environment | year = 2007 | location = East Melbourne, Victoria | page = 15 | isbn = 978-1-74208-039-0 }}</ref>

The suspected chief threats faced by the brolga, particularly in the southern part of its range, are [[habitat destruction]] particularly spread of blue gum (''Eucalyptus globulus'') into breeding habitats, the drainage of wetlands, collision with powerlines, burning and grazing regimes, spread of invasive species, and harvesting of eggs.<ref name=":4" /> It is more secure in the north-eastern part of its distribution range as the floodplains of Queensland are mostly unsuitable for farming and much of it is in private ownership, but development activities that change or reduce habitat diversity, especially in the Gulf Plains, can have unknown impacts on their populations.<ref name=":0" /> Wind farms are an emerging threat, and research on movement and habitat use by breeding pairs and chicks show the importance of locating turbines away from wetlands important for night roosting.<ref name=":3" />

Conservation measures being undertaken include international cooperation, legal protection, research, monitoring, habitat management, education, and the maintenance of captive flocks for propagation and reintroduction.<ref name=USGS/> Although the bird breeds well in the wild,  breeding it in captivity has proved to be much more problematic.<ref name=Veyret/>