CARNABY'S
BLACK-COCKATOO — SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY
713. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I refer to recent media reports of
black cockatoos killed by vehicles on South Coast Highway.
(1) How many
endangered Carnaby's black-cockatoo and other types of black cockatoos
are reported to have been hit by grain
trucks and other vehicles in the great southern region and south west region, respectively,
this calendar year?
(2) How many were treated and
survived?
(3) What mitigation measures, if any,
have been put in place to reduce collisions and deaths?
Hon
STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Environment.
(1) The
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions has reports of vehicle
strike for 156 black cockatoos in the south coast region and eight in the south
west region.
(2) DBCA does not have details of outcomes of these
specific cases. In the last financial year, a total of 232 black cockatoos
arrived at the Perth Zoo veterinary hospital from across the state. Of these,
10 were dead on arrival, 29 died under treatment, 92 were euthanised due to
injuries or illness and 101 were successfully treated.
(3) Some of the
forms of mitigation that have been put in place include the collection of
injured birds to rehabilitate when possible,
liaison with Main Roads and local governments in relation to installation of warning
signage at hot spots for vehicle strike and measures to reduce the
attractiveness of road environments to black cockatoos, and raising the issue
in local and social media to increase awareness.
I also note this is the same
question that Hon Dr Brad Pettitt lodged on Tuesday, so he might be interested
in the answer as well.