A Tale of Two Cockatoos has been created to help publicise the plight of two endangered species of white-tailed black-cockatoos: Baudin's and Carnaby's. Both are found only in south-west Western Australia.

Although these two species are very similar in their appearance, biology and ecology, Baudin's receives far less in the way of conservation funding and support than Carnaby's.

Gill Ainsworth's PhD research explored how Baudin's and Carnaby's are valued by Australian society and discovered why Carnaby's is favoured over Baudin's. This video is based on some of her findings.

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Get Involved!

There are a number of practical ways you can help Baudin's and Carnaby's.
Find out more using the links below:

BirdLife Australia's Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo Project
Includes information about both Carnaby's and Baudin's, including how to join the Great Cocky Count and choose plants for a cockatoo friendly garden.

Cockatoo Care
Support the WA Museum's program to research and raise awareness about Carnaby's, Baudin's and the Forest Red-tailed Black-cockatoo.

Conservation Council of Western Australia
Take part in community action to protect WA's endangered black-cockatoos.

WWF-Australia
Support WWF's campaign to preserve Baudin's and Carnaby's, including efforts to establish an orchard-netting scheme.

Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre
Join in with Kaarakin's conservation efforts for Carnaby's, Baudin's and the Forest Red-tailed Black-cockatoo.

On a Wing and a Prayer
A beautiful and engaging documentary by Sea Dog Films about a Carnaby's Cockatoo family.

Department of Environment and Conservation WA
Information from the state government about their own conservation efforts as well as how to plant cockatoo friendly gardens, erect artificial nest hollows, assist with roost counts and surveys, and more…

Perth Zoo
Perth Zoo rehabilitates Baudin's and Carnaby's cockatoos that have been injured on roads and is conducting research on diseases affecting black-cockatoos in Australia.

Carnaby's Black-cockatoo Research Group
Conduct your own research on Carnaby's through one of Australia's universities.

Research

Gill Ainsworth is a PhD candidate with RIEL, Charles Darwin University. Her research investigates the social values of Australian threatened birds. This project grew out of an awareness that, however much we know about the biology of threatened species, we need to understand human behaviour if conservation is to be successful.

Funding

Thank you to The Nature Conservancy Applied Conservation Award 2011 for supporting Gill's research on the social values of Baudin's and Carnaby's. Some of the funds received were used to make this video. This award is part of TNC's Ecological Science Program and has been made possible through a generous donation from The Thomas Foundation

The Nature Conservancy works with people in more than 35 countries, including Australia, to make a positive impact around the world.

Credits

This video was written and devised by Gill Ainsworth.

Animation, artwork, music and direction by ganesh.com.au

Images of cockatoos based on original photos by Tony Kirkby and John Kooistra.