Guest Speaker – Carnaby’s Crusader Dean Arthurell

It was through Chittering Wildlife Carers that he first discovered artificial hollows, designed to replicate the natural breeding area of the cockatoos. Centuries of habitat destruction have taken their toll on the population of three species of black cockatoos (Carnaby’s, Baudin’s and Forest Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo), with only around 10% of original suitable habitat still remaining. And with Eucalyptus trees taking at least 150 years to reach a size where a natural hollow can form, a quicker fix was needed – and this is where the artificial breeding tubes come in. Conceived by renowned Carnaby’s advocate Wally Kerkhof, Dean says Wally’s invention has been the saving of the species thus far.

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