Bringing back the glossy black-cockatoo

Local Land Services worked with partners to supply and install Great Glossy Black-Cockatoo nest boxes on private and public land.

Project background

Threats include:

• habitat and feed-tree loss and fragmentation due to clearing of trees
• competition for nests from Galahs and introduced honeybees
• loss of living and dead hollow bearing trees
• loss of habitat trees from fire damage during wildfire, hazard reduction and stubble burns
• feral cats and possums, which raid the birds’ nests.

Project objectives

This project aimed to raise community awareness of the current threats to the Great Glossy-Black Cockatoo by facilitating workshops with rural landholders and the broader community.

Project outcomes

• 35 nest boxes installed at 8 targeted locations where ornithological experts anticipate the greatest chance of successful breeding of Glossy-Black Cockatoos.
• Two field days hosted, one in the Central Tablelands LLS region and a second within the Central West LLS region.
• Educational and promotional materials produced to increase the understanding and the plight of the Glossy-Black Cockatoo, and the importance of retaining feeding habitat and hollow bearing trees.

Funding and partnerships

Local Land Services partnered with:

• Charles Sturt University
• Habitat Innovation & Management
• landholders.

This project received grant funding from WIRES through its annual National Grants Program.