These plantings established large stands of Drooping Sheoak, a vital food source for Glossies. Our first project was revegetating 175 hectares of farmland at Cygnet Park Sanctuary, near Kingscote, where we hosted our first community planting festival. Landcare SJ has received generous donations of pipe and mesh to construct 100 Cockatubes ® for delivery to fire ravaged areas of the Eastern States, including to Kangaroo Island. The plight of the Kangaroo Island Glossy Black-Cockatoos is a cause close to BioR’s roots. All the Black Cockatoo species were in decline before these fires due to habitat loss so now need our help more than ever. The Cockatube ® has cockatoos leaving natural hollows to nest in these artificial hollows so we must be getting it about right. and is currently restricted to Kangaroo Island For every purchase 10 of the. Our current design is suitable for all species of Black Cockatoo across Australia. The Glossy Black-Cockatoo Paperweight features a screen printed feather. Our current design is suitable for all species of Black Cockatoo across Australia. of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, CSIRO and Birdlife WA. Over the years we have refined our design, with scientific input from the WA Museum, Dept. Landcare SJ has been manufacturing artificial nestboxes for black cockatoos – the Cockatube ® – since 2005. During the recent bushfires on the East Coast, habitat loss has been significant, and in Kangaroo Island, where environmentalists have taken the species numbers from 100 to over 400 pre bushfire – there has been devastating lost of habitat and breeding hollows. Drying out wet soils-Using plants as an alternative to fillĪ dedicated group on Kangaroo Island have nurtured the Glossy Black-cockatoo from the brink of extinction.Gooralong Brook restoration, Jarrahdale $15 000. Recovery of Declared Rare Flora after fire in the Paterson street rail reserve, Mundijong.Peel-Harvey Rivers 2 Ramsar: connecting river corridors.Eradication of Water Hyacinth in the Birega drain and Serpentine river.Peel Harvey Catchment Council Community Grants.
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