FEATURE ARTICLE BY: TONY PITTMAN ION


CKATOO ALIA


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he tree-tinning project to prevent the active nests of Major Mitchell


Cockatoos (Cacatua leadbeateri) being predated by goannas, a type of monitor lizard, is the longest supported by the Parrot Society UK. To date just over £18,000 has been donated to it. It all began nearly twenty years ago when John Mollindinia, a highly respected founder member of the Parrot Society UK, travelled to Australia to gain first-hand experience of the cockatoo, a particular favourite of


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