From Joondalup Times including the photo: THE biggest flock of
rehabilitated Carnaby’s black cockatoos ever released back into
the wild in WA were set free in Yanchep National Park on August
16. The Department of Environment and Conservation, and
volunteers from the Black Cockatoo Rehabilitation Centre,
returned 28 birds to their natural habitat. The centre, based in
the Perth hills, works closely with DEC and Perth Zoo
specialising in the care of sick, injured and orphaned Carnaby’s
and Baudin’s red-tailed and white-tailed black cocka- toos. DEC
senior wildlife officer Rick Dawson said the release was a
“great sight to watch” and an important step in the recovery
plan for the species. “We are keen to keep track of the
rehabilitated birds, so bands and microchips have been placed on
the birds to monitor their progress and gauge the success of the
release,” he said. “DNA samples also have been taken to aid
monitoring and identification programs for the species. “In the
past 12 years more than 500 Carnaby’s coc