Conservation win as first palm cockatoo chick fledges from artificial hollow in Australia

Conservation win as first palm cockatoo chick fledges from artificial hollow in Australia

Conservationists in Australia are celebrating the fledging of a palm cockatoo chick, a species considered endangered in the country. It fledged from an artificial log hollow installed on a tree for breeding cockatoos. The structure is one of 29 such spaces created as part of People For Wildlife’s (PFW) Breeding Habitat Restoration Project, in partnership with Apudthama Traditional Owners and palm cockatoo expert Christina Zdenek. The palm cockat…