‘Death Knell’ for Baudin’s Black Cockatoo as Conservation Bid Rejected

Fears for ‘shadow species slipping into the dark’ as cockatoo conservation bid rejected

The scientific community says there could be as few as 2500 of the birds left in the wild and asks whether the government is “waiting for zero” to act.

State Government rejects Critically Endangered cockatoo call

Though internationally recognised as critically endangered with a 90 per cent drop in their population in 50 years, the WA Government has rejected calls to label Baudin’s black cockatoos a higher priority.