Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo is a Western Australian endemic – in other words, it occurs only in WA. Once numerous in this state, the enigmatic and highly mobile Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo is now listed as endangered, with populations declining dramatically due to land clearing for agriculture in regional areas and for urban development in Perth and elsewhere on the Swan Coastal Plain. The last 45 years has seen a 50% decrease in the species’ range and abundance.

“What great birds [Carnaby’s Cockatoos] are! They're real larrikins, and often remind me of adolescents - they're big, very noisy, very very messy…but we love them anyway.” Cheryl Gole, Southwest Australia Ecoregion Coordinator, WWF-Australia.

Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery Project
Since 2001, when a Recovery Team was convened by CALM, Birds Australia WA has operated a Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo Recovery Project to raise awareness of the cockatoo’s plight, identify and monitor breeding sites and improve breeding and feeding habitat within the wheatbelt.

Regional Project
The overall goal of this project is to protect, conserve and where possible increase existing populations of Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo in critical areas across its breeding range and in some parts of its non-breeding range. The project will instigate cross-regional recovery actions relevant to Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo in its breeding range and will be carried out with reference to the Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Recovery Plan.
The project is currently funded by the Natural Heritage Trust.

Swan Coastal Plain Project
A new project now aims to determine the population and spatial distribution (i.e. where they are) of birds on the Swan Coastal Plain, and identify critical habitat requirements. This critically important baseline information is currently lacking and will assist with conservation planning in the rapidly developing Swan region. Currently, key partners in this project are Birds Australia WA, WWF-Australia and the Department of Environment and Conservation. This project has been made possible by an anonymous donation to Birds Australia WA.

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