We have our first chick! Working with 5 Rivers NRM and Carnabys Crusaders, we installed 5 nest boxes in the project region in August. These were all investigated by breeding pairs within a few days, and we had the first egg laid 10 days later. This really shows Carnabys are suffering from a critical shortage of nesting sites. Little Carly hatched late in the evening of Monday 28th September, with Mum keeping them nice and snug and warm overnight before bringing an excited Dad

"Nuts About Carnabys" program Partnering with celebrity gardener Sabrina Hahn, we are exited to have 300 Macadamia trees for people to purchase to help address the Carnabys' critical food shortage. While this does not negate the need for habitat restoration and stopping land clearing , these new fast-fruiting cultivars can grow crops within 2-3 years! They are the first of their kind in WA, thanks to the support of the University of Queensland and The Macadamia Conservation T

50,000 banksias planted! Led by the crew at Natural Area Management, we have planted a lot of forage trees for our Carnabys! This included our first two school plantings, as well as the first stage of some exciting work with Winjan Aboriginal Corporation. Stay tuned for details! Carnabys need 200-300 banksia cones per day for food, so this will make a real difference to the cockatoos in the Peel region. But much more is needed, so let's keep the community support for these bi

Project launch Of course, 'Mango' from Carnabys Crusaders totally stole the show at out Project Launch. Which is exactly how it should be! The public support following the announcement of $3.3 million from the Amazon Right Now Climate Fund for critically needed resources for the cockatoos has been phenomenal. Thank you! Let's get planting! Led by project partner Natural Area Management, the team quickly left their media celebrity status behind and got down to planting Banksia