Dear all, I agree!
The nests we came across were on private properties which I deliberately
kept confidential. Unlike rosellas these guys aren't stupid enough to nest
by the roadside. Don't worry the owners of the properties are very sensible
and protective of their superbs (but not the cockatoos!). I have only seen
them nesting in certain valleys in the area and this info will remain in my
head.
This point does raise a bioethical dilemma for landowners. I still hear of
farmers destroying older trees with hollows because they perceive them to be
dangerous or they do so because they deliberately want to reduce the
breeding chances of so-called pest species like the sulphur crested
cockatoos and galahs. Hopefully more farmers will come around to value the
more common species.
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Dr Shane Raidal BVSc PhD MACVSc (Avian Health)
Lecturer in Veterinary Pathology
School of Veterinary Studies
Murdoch University phone: +61 9 360 2418
Perth,WA, 6150 fax: +61 9 310 4144
Australia
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