Carnaby's cockatoo is facing a dire future due to habitat loss caused by climate change. The Australian government is urged to take immediate action to protect this endangered species.
An endangered Australian cockatoo is at risk of disappearing altogether if urgent action isn't taken to protect it from a changing environment. Government researchers say the Carnaby's cockatoo is like to see its habitat shrink even further in coming years with the ongoing onset of hotter and drier weather. There were 'few opportunities' left to help. The federal Department of Agriculture estimates the bird's population has already fallen by 50 per cent in the past 45 years.
And they're set to face more trials, with winters in south-western Australia, where the cockatoos live, are predicted to become 16 per cent drier, while spring rainfall will drop by 20 per cent. Carnaby's cockatoo is already classed as endangered by WA, Australia, and internationally. The researchers urged the government to focus on revegetation, including repairing old tree hollows the cockatoos used for nesting, as well as providing artificial ones
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