Entries in Calyptorhynchus latirostris - Carnaby's Cockatoo (98)
Are Black Cockatoos really protected?
ENVIRONMENTAL experts say a population shift of WA’s iconic Carnaby's Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) will put more pressure on habitats that are rapidly being lost to development without effective laws to protect them.
Murdoch University Dean of Environmental Science and former WA Conservation Commission chairman John Bailey says the state’s Wildlife Protection Act, which has not been updated in more than 60 years, is “woefully inadequate” for dealing with current threats to endangered species.
He says the lack of comprehensive statewide biodiversity legislation means conservation and planning laws are not well integrated and look at each case individually instead of a wider scale.
Logging plan meets opposition
THE Conservation Commission of WA’s Forest Management Plan 2014–2023 Environmental Scoping Document is meeting with fierce opposition from academic and environmental groups.
The major concern is expansion of native forest logging.