Rare Scarlet Macaws released in Costa
Scarlet Macaws color Costa Rica's lush rainforests, but deforestation and poaching threaten the rare species - with some experts predicting the birds could disappear altogether in ten years.
Scarlet Macaws color Costa Rica's lush rainforests, but deforestation and poaching threaten the rare species - with some experts predicting the birds could disappear altogether in ten years.
A WA scientist has added fuel to the debate over logging and its impact on endangered cockatoos as the Government seeks public comment on its draft forest management plan.
In a recent letter to the West Australian newspaper, WA Institute of Foresters chairman John Clarke rejected claims that logging affected Carnaby’s cockatoos, saying they mainly inhabited the coastal plain and Wheatbelt, not forests.
However, WA Museum ornithologist Ron Johnstone confirmed Carnaby’s cockatoos were moving west and south into the forest in search of food and nesting sites.