Knock-knock visit to cockatoos

By tracing their movement patterns, feeding and roosting sites along the Swan Coastal Plain, scientists are gaining valuable insights for conservation planning. Image: HelenTHE Department of Environment and Conservation and wildlife volunteers have gained valuable insights into the movement of recently released Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos with satellite tracking devices.
The iconic Carnaby’s black cockatoo habituating an area of Kwongan bushland.FARMERS in the West Midlands region have put in a huge effort to protect native vegetation areas on their farms, including protecting habitat where the endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoo is found.
In particular, James and Rebecca Raffan, whose property lies mainly in the Shire of Coorow, have just completed the erection of 19kms of fencing to protect a total of 613 hectares of priority bushland.