Western Australia's black cockatoos are being driven to extinction — and our government is letting it happen
Carnaby’s. Baudin’s. Forest red-tailed black cockatoos. They have flown over Western Australia for generations. For many of us, the sound of a flock overhead still stops us in our tracks.
The northern jarrah forest is one of the most ancient and biodiverse temperate forests on Earth. It is also critical habitat for WA’s black cockatoos — including the old hollow-bearing trees they need to breed.
And right now, Alcoa is clearing it for bauxite.
These nesting hollows take around 200 years to form.
Once they are destroyed, they are gone forever.
Nearly 59,000 people made submissions calling for this destruction to stop.
The government ignored them.
The clearing continues anyway.
So now we are showing up in person.
JOIN US AS WE TELL OUR GOVERNMENT TO STOP THE CLEARING
WE’RE AIMING FOR A THOUSAND PEOPLE
Without intervention, we will be the last generation to see these beautiful birds.
Help us bring 1,000 people to the streets of Perth.
Wear black and bring a black umbrella.
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Join us as we march for forests and the black cockatoos
We acknowledge the Whadjuk Noongar people as the traditional custodians of this land. The jarrah forest and its black cockatoos are part of Noongar Country — the cockatoos hold deep cultural significance. We march in defence of what has always been theirs.