Entry by Kath Howard

WWF-Australia President Denis Saunders has been studying Carnaby’s Cockatoos since 1969. In September he returned to Coomallo Creek  - the first place he ever went to study the cockatoos - to survey the population. This letter was sent by Denis to Panda Cottage in early October.

He will return to the same location in mid November to see how the new chicks are going and to find more about the nesting pairs that remain of this endangered icon of Western Australia.

A female Carnaby's black cockatoo flies overhead.

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Louise - a keen amateur environmentalist from York, WA - sent us a letter in early October concerning the raucous Carnaby’s black cockatoos that were making themselves heard in the wheatbelt town. Aside from making a lot of noise, the Carnaby’s also exhibited some unusual behaviour that she had never seen before.

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Recently our Wetland Watch co-ordinator Brett Brenchley visited a couple who had just joined the Wetland Watch program. However, an unexpected fire left them worried that their project to preserve the environment on their property was over before it began.

Wayne and Tina Goring were worried that a fire might have prevented them from being a part of the Wetland Watch program.

Policy Officer Katherine Howard reckons it is the snakiest season for years at Panda Cottage. But that hasn’t stopped the wood ducklings, grebes and swans producing plenty of chicks which are growing up fast.

A tiger snake photographed on the doorstep of Panda Cottage

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