Owner of Pirates of Caribbean parrot jailed

The yellow and blue macaw starred in the 2003 film Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Photo: IMAGES INTERNATIONALThe owner of a celebrity parrot which starred in Pirates of the Caribbean has been jailed after being caught driving with her pet bird on her shoulder.

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Corella numbers in Busselton expected to drop during mating season

Part of a flock of c.1000 LC's feeding on spilt grain around the wheat silos of Hillston. A great sight when they all take off together - and deafening! Photo: David CookBUSSELTON’s cockie population is not always the same size and could diminish soon, according to the Department of Environment and Conservation.

DEC district manager Greg Mair said in response to a query, from then shire councillor Bernie Masters, the department had been informally monitoring the size and distribution of flocks of little corellas in the Bunbury-Busselton area over the past couple of years.

They had identified four or five flocks across this area, the largest comprising about 130-150 birds.

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Corella expert flies in to help

Ian Temby will be in Old Noarlunga this week to assess the corella population. Image by LeoA VICTORIAN corella expert has been hired to provide fresh advice on how to control the annual invasion of more than 18,000 birds at Old Noarlunga.

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Endangered parakeet takes flight to TUHUA

Orange-fronted parakeet Photo: Department of ConservationTuhua (Mayor Island) could soon hold the country’s largest population of the rare orange fronted parakeet/ kakariki if a recent Department of Conservation initiative to re-establish them on the island is as successful as they anticipate.

The orange-fronted parakeet is listed as critically threatened and has been extinct in the North Island since the late 1800s.

Tuhua Trust Board Chair Magda Williams says the Board welcomes the opportunity to provide a safe haven for these taonga by facilitating their return to the North Island once again.

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Animal advocates oppose corella cull

Long billed corellas fouraging in a park. Photo: Geoff PenalunaAn animal advocate group has weighed in on a proposed cull of corellas in Horsham

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