Black Cockatoo Crisis Teaser Trailer

Jane Hammond, Director of the hit documentary, Cry of the Forests, has released the teaser trailer for her next big project, 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀.

Western Australia's iconic black cockatoos are in crisis. Their numbers have fallen dramatically over the past few decades and all three species in the south-west of WA could become extinct in just 20 years unless something is done to protect their dwindling habitats.

With the loss of one of their key habitats, Banksia Woodlands, on the Swan Coastal Plain to housing, Carnaby's Black Cockatoos have come to depend on the once vast exotic pine plantations on Perth's northern fringe for shelter and food.

These pine plantations supply up to half of all the food needed to keep the population of Carnaby's alive, but these too are disappearing. Within the next two years, the remaining 6000ha of pines are slated for clearing, leaving the cockatoos facing possible starvation.

Meanwhile, the Baudin's Black Cockatoos are literally being shot out of the sky in an unequal battle for food with apple and pear growers in Perth's hills. As well as this, the Red Tail Forest Black Cockatoos are under threat from the loss of nesting hollows and declining habitat.

Black Cockatoo Crisis looks at the plight of our State's iconic cockatoos and what we can do to stop these threatened species from disappearing forever.
The clock is ticking for our black cockatoos. Will we save them in time?

The best thing we can do for the black cockatoos is to make as many people aware of the issue as possible. To help this film spread awareness, please donate here:
https://documentaryaustralia.com.au/p...