Mid Lachlan Landcare have recieved funding to run a project to propagate and plant out feed trees on private properties in the area through Conimbla National Park for the Glossy Black Cockatoo.
The Glossy Black Cockatoo is a threatened species in NSW and a regular visitor to Conimbla National Park as documented by local wildlife photographer Jayden Gunn. His work to raise awareness of this special birds presence has inspired this project.
We are in the process of collecting the seeds from it’s main food source Allocasuarina diminuta. These will be propagated at the Weddin Community Native Nursery and once big enough will be planted out in groves on 6 local properties in 2021. The aim is to provide further food resources for the species in the future.
To find out more about the Glossy Black Cockatoo click here.
There has also been a great new field guide released in early 2022 which you can access here
Check out Jayden’s article in the Cowra Guardian to raise awareness of the presence of Glossy Black Cockatoo’s in Conimbla National Park.
Expressions of Interest now open – Oct/Nov 2020
The Great Glossy Count – 26th March 2022
Thanks so much to the NSW Government Saving our Species program for helping us to get this project up and running.
Mid Lachlan Landcare 