Jailbirds help endangered cockatoos

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita). Wamboin, NSW, Australia. Photo: David CookHILLS residents caught feeding sulphur-crested cockatoos could soon be breaking the law as a local council bans bird feeding.
Yarra Ranges Council last week approved a move to prohibit backyard feeding in a bid to curb cockatoo related damage.
For the past four years residents in Upwey and Kallista have been battling to pay for rising damage bills as cockatoos continue to feed on houses and community centres.