The endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoo is one of just two species of white-tailed black cockatoo on Earth, and is unique to the south west of Western Australia. Already under severe pressure, the population has declined dramatically since the 1960s.
With much of their natural habitat already cleared for agriculture and urban development, the birds flock to the Gnangara Pine Plantation on the outskirts of Perth’s northern suburbs each year to feed and roost.
The Gnangara pines are being progressively cleared, with only minimal replanting planned under the WA Government’s draft “Green Growth Plan”.
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