The Critically Endangered Western Ground Parrot and the Endangered Gang-gang Cockatoo are already struggling. Now they face another potentially catastrophic summer. You can help save their homes – and their species – before it’s too late.
Many native birds, like the Gang-gang Cockatoo, are already struggling to recover from devastating bushfires. Now, they face losing their homes yet again. Without a home, these beautiful birds will not survive.
Their future is so uncertain. The only certainty they have is you. Your donation will help enact our science-based plan to protect them and their last refuges.
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can help fund trials of quality hollow-alternatives for native birds, like the Gang-gang Cockatoo, who have lost their nest sites.
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With less than 150 Western Ground Parrots remaining in the wild, your support is urgently needed to fund the vital conservation work that will help these elusive and unique birds survive
Our elusive Critically Endangered Western Ground Parrot is being pushed to breaking point. The 2015 bushfires ripped through 90 percent of their heathland habitat, and a further 40 percent of the remainder was destroyed in 2020 fires. Thanks to the support of our donors, the response was rapid – collaborating with our partners to relocate a small number of Western Ground Parrots to start the process of establishing a second population. But now there’s still a significant risk that bushfires or feral predators could decimate their population (less than 150 remain in the wild!). And the consequences of this are permanent and heartbreaking: extinction.
We must make sure their unique call continues to sound out over remote areas of south-west Western Australia at dawn and dusk.
Our team is working hard and urgently needs more resources to monitor and protect the last remaining Western Ground Parrots. This is where you come in.
On the eastern side of Australia, the Endangered Gang-gang Cockatoo is also facing a grim future. Their population has rapidly declined by 30 percent over the last 21 years and the 2019-20 bushfires destroyed vast swathes of their homes and food sources in areas like the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area and East Gippsland. Then, in March 2022, they were included for the first time on the Federal threatened species list, appearing with a shocking Endangered status.
We’re taking direct action to protect Gang-gang Cockatoos, including enhancing urban bushland and educating communities on how to support Gang-gang Cockatoos in their area.
We’ve seen a spike in bushfires this season already and scientists are predicting that the worryingly hot and dry weather will continue. And in the years ahead, extreme weather is only going to become more severe and frequent with climate change.
To save these birds, we must accelerate our efforts. Your support allows us to implement incredibly effective strategies based on scientific evidence and led by global experts. Please donate today to help our native birds not only survive, but thrive.
Together, we can help save their homes – and their species.
for native birds, like the Gang-gang Cockatoo, who have lost their nest sites.
at the release site with recording units that detect their calls.
to protect crucial habitat and safeguard nature from destruction.
Woodland bird populations are declining rapidly, with more than 40 species at risk of extinction. The Woodland Birds Program aims to stop and reverse this trend before it's too late.
The 2019–20 bushfire season, known as ‘Black Summer’, was catastrophic for Australian birds and their habitats. BirdLife Australia’s Bushfire Recovery Program aims to improve conservation outcomes for birds most imperiled by the fires.
The 'Critically Endangered' Western Ground Parrot or Kyloring is relatively small and elusive, restricted to coastal heathland in southern Western Australia.
The Gang-gang Cockatoo is gregarious in nature. Males have a distinct scarlet red head and slate-grey body with white bars on it. Females are more grey-brown.
