FEATURE OJECTS ARE RECEIVING SUPPORT:


Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo in Australia


f our six current conservation projects this is the project that we have supported for the longest and was the one first supported by the late John Mollindinia. The main objective of the project is to place tin around the trunks of nesting trees to prevent goannas (large lizards) climbing them and feeding on eggs and baby cockatoos. The following report gives an excellent insight into the project.


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I am pleased to report that the birds still appear to be doing well, most species travelling between water holes vital to their existence. A recent clash between conservationists and tree loggers cited the Barraband as vulnerable but that is not the case as their habitat range covers almost two thirds of New South Wales, a vast area. There is still a fair amount of trapping to do particularly on playing fields and


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