It seems that it’s all about cockatoos of one kind or another today.
This morning we reported on plans to thwart white cockatoos from opening lids of waste and recycling bins and making a mess in our suburban streets.
Now Campbelltown Council is calling on residents to join a citizen science project to spot gang gang cockatoos in the area and to help council’s natural areas team understand where the local population lives in Campbelltown.
Anyone out and about in the local area can report a gang gang cockatoo sighting on Council’s website.
“This project builds on last year’s survey which confirmed the existence of a local breeding population of gang gang cockatoos in Campbelltown,’’ says Campbelltown Mayor George Greiss.
“The hollows we found last year are critical habitat for breeding.
“People in Campbelltown really value our local wildlife so this is a great way to get involved in a project which will contribute to future efforts to preserve this iconic species,” Cr Greiss said.
Information asked in the survey includes an estimate of how many cockatoos were seen, whether they were male (bright red head) or female (dark grey head), what the cockatoos were doing and if they’re regular visitors to the location.
Gang-gang cockatoos have been recommended for listing as an endangered species by the NSW threatened species scientific committee.
For further details visit the Campbelltown Council website here.
