This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American It's been a rough year for Western ...

Scientists, animal carers, and conservation groups from across the state converged in Perth for a crisis meeting today to find a solution for what they say is an "impending starvation crisis".

The salmon-crested cockatoo is now listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Native to islands in eastern Indonesia, the parrot is at risk due to logging in its lowland ...

A palm cockatoo chick has successfully fledged from an artificial nest hollow in Cape York, a first-of-its-kind result for a species that has long struggled with habitat loss across far north ...

New genetic research from the University of Hong Kong has confirmed that two cockatoos believed to be the same species are actually two distinct species. Cockatoos are a chatty bird found in the wild ...

WA’s endangered black cockatoo numbers may have fallen 35 per cent in just one year. WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S iconic, endangered black cockatoos are being decimated by land clearing, logging and human ...

A group of Carnaby’s black-cockatoos has been discovered living in Dryandra, Western Australia, in a region where the species’ numbers have been in decline. Deep in the heart of Dryandra Woodland ...

Carnaby’s black cockatoo lives only in southwestern Australia. Although a much-loved cultural icon, it is now facing a major threat to its persistence: urban growth. Will Western Australia’s favourite ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American The population of critically endangered ...

One night in January 2020, I couldn’t sleep. I kept waking to check my phone for news from Kangaroo Island, off South Australia. Fires had already burned through several sites where I’d researched the ...

The only thing that people must do is stop shooting or poisoning these parrots and allow them to conduct their superior weed-removal practices in peace A flock of sulfur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua ...