The Recovery Team

The Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Recovery Team is a non-constitutional body of representatives of various interests. Whilst membership of the team is dynamic, it currently has representatives from;

• Birds Australia
  
  
• South Australian Farmer’s Federation
  
  
• Department of Sustainability and Environment
  
  
• Department of Environment and Heritage (Federal)
  
  
• Department for Environment and Heritage (South Australia)
  
  
• Glenelg Hopkins and Wimmera Catchment Management Authorities
  
  
• South East Natural Resource Consultative Committee
  
  
• Local Government
  
  
• Adelaide University
  
  
• Forestry SA.
  

RtBC Recovery Team meeting in Casterton in July 2005

The Recovery Program is funded through the Natural Heritage Trust and also receives sponsorship from Wynns Coonawarra Wines. Currently there are several people working ‘on the ground’, they are Richard Hill - field biologist, Tania Rajic - extension officer, and Martine Maron- who recently completed a PhD specialising in Buloke. This study into Red-tails has been running since November 1997, however there have been two other considerable efforts prior to this one. The Recovery Team actions are tightly defined in a Recovery Plan. The plan sets out the objectives, strategies and actions necessary for the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo recovery.

International students recently helped out at tree planting in Rennick State Forest

 

Volunteers at McKennas property adjacent to Telford Scrub

Richard Hill - Field Biologist (left)

 

Hear the difference between a Red-tail and a Yellow-tail Black-Cockatoo Listen here

 

 

View images of the Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo View here

 

 

See video footage of Red-tails. View here