Hi all,
I hope you will indulge a slightly environmentalist post from the west.
Those interested in WA’s Black-Cockatoos will be interested in some of the presentations from a CCWA forum held on Wednesday, notably Ron Johnstone’s (WA Museum ornithologist) slides showing historical and recent cockatoo movements, and nest tree requirements. This forum was inspired by recent Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo (threatened subsp. naso) incursions into suburban Perth – and increasing concerns this might be a symptom of habitat loss/degradation within their normal range – but also highlighted the slow but inevitable decline in Carnaby’s and Baudin’s populations. See download links at the bottom of the page at: http://ccwa.org.au/content/whats-happening-was-rare-and-endangered-black-cockatoos
In other news, some of you might remember the passionate piece on bird-o about the FMG Cloudbreak expansion and Night Parrots. Well the WA EPA announced provisional approval of the expansion a few days ago – see http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/eia/epareports/Pages/1429-CloudbreakLifeofMineProject.aspx?pageID=3190&url=eia/epareports
Wade through Appendix 5 to the ‘Fauna’ section to read the numerous public submissions and FMG’s responses (a little flimsy to say the least) to concerns re the Night Parrot. The good news, if you see it that way, is that the EPA recommended that offsets include establishment of a Night Parrot research program, including funding for ongoing PhD-level projects. Hopefully the Minister will follow this through. Appeals close 22nd Feb.
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