Fauna management
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Our unusual native animals continue to fascinate visitors from around the world and many are growing in abundance thanks to innovative projects and programs developed to fight against feral predators. In this section of our site, you can discover some of the many ways in which DEC works to conserve and protect our magnificent wildlife. Great cocky countIn April 2010 DEC and Birds Australia held a second Great Cocky Count (GCC), repeating a similar 2006 survey, with the aim of mapping critical habitat for this threatened species and putting in place a monitoring program to identify population trends.Over 300 volunteers were mobilized, 222 sites were visited and close to 130 Carnaby's Cockatoo night roost sites were identified. Counts of birds at these roost sites provided an estimate of between 8,000 and 10,000 birds in the greater Perth region. This report describes the results, a comparison with the 2006 survey, some of the characteristics of night roost sites as well as potential threats to this important Carnaby's Cockatoo habitat.
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General information
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Great Cocky Count report 2010 (