Supporting the Moore River Catchment Area

SNRMO A16130 – Conservation of Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo in Moora and Boonanarring

State NRM A16130

Project Activities:  

  • This project aims to increase Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo numbers through increasing and connecting breeding and priority forage habitat using mixed native trees and understory.
    Planting will take place on both private and public land, and include engaging a local Working on Country Aboriginal Yued planting team.

Activities to include:
• Installing 5 new artificial Carnaby nesting logs at Dalaroo and Koojan reserves;
• Monitoring of new and existing nests with new monitoring camera to gauge breeding success;
• Community participating in the Birdlife Great Carnaby Counts and creating Carnabys habitat;
• Conserving and enhancing the Salmon Gum/Wandoo Koojan reserve remnant with bollard fencing, weed control & revegetation;
• Engaging a local Yued works crew to carry out the works on country in Koojan reserve;
• Creating and protecting 5ha of Carnaby forage habitat on two farms at Boonanarring;
• Community engagement through a Carnaby’s artificial log masterclass workshop and accompanying film for release online.

Key Achievements:

  • Installing 5 new artificial Carnaby nesting logs at Dalaroo and Koojan reserves
  • Monitoring of new and existing nests with new monitoring camera to gauge breeding success;
  • Community participating in the Birdlife Great Carnaby Counts in 2018 & 2019, and creating Carnabys habitat at Gillingarra with visiting Caravan Club event 2019, New Norcia
    with visiting school children 2019, and Crawley Rotary club 2018;
  • Conserving and enhancing the Salmon Gum Koojan reserve remnant with bollard fencing, weed control & revegetation;
  • Engaging a local Yued works crew to carry out the works on country in Koojan reserve;
  • Creating and protecting 5ha of Carnaby forage habitat on three farms at Boonanarring, Moora and Namban;
  • Community engagement through a Carnaby’s artificial log masterclass workshop and accompanying film released online.

Amount Funded – $52,000.00

Co-contribution – $139,130.00

Project Value – $191,130.00

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