In addition to programs supporting black cockatoo habitat, we are collaborating on innovative strategies to identify major threats to the species. Murdoch University's Black Cockatoo Conservation Management Project will conduct ground-breaking health and ecological research on Western Australia's iconic black cockatoos, thanks to $1.5 million in funding from the state government, including $860,000 from Main Roads.
Innovative tracking methods will be used to monitor the birds, to determine how habitat is used and to identify threatening processes. Over five years, the team will look at the major threats to survival for three species of black cockatoo, Carnaby's, Baudin's and the forest red-tailed.
The research will also provide guidance about how to manage for sustainable landscapes into the future as we seek to minimise the impact of important infrastructure on the environment, including on black cockatoos.
In addition to supporting this vital research, we are investing in creating additional black cockatoo habitat through the Wheatbelt Revegetation Bank.
Habitat is created along or adjacent to road reserves as part of the Green Jobs program; the program also involves installing artificial nesting hollows and protecting existing black cockatoo habitat.