New cockatoo project for Moora Catchment Council
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 0:42 
Two in the bush: A new project will manage the feeding and nesting habitat of the Carnaby s black cockatoo.THE Moore Catchment Council is managing a project to increase the area of feeding and nesting habitat for the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo in the Moora and Koobabbie Important Bird Areas (IBA).
The cockatoos struggle to rear chicks to fledglings due to a shortage of feeding and nesting habitat as a result of clearing for agriculture.
The IBAs form small islands of feed and nesting trees within a largely cleared landscape.
Native trees including grevillea, hakea, salmon gum, wandoo and York gum will be planted.
If you live in and around Moora and would like to plant trees, call Natural Resource Management officer Julia White on 9653 1355 or email mcc. nrmo1@bigpond.com.