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E4 What Happened? A Vanishing Habitat» Why has the cockatoo stopped breeding in many areas?» What species have done better in the wheatbelt – why?» What other threats are there as aresult of farming practices?» What direct human impacts are there on the cockatoo?» Which other cockatoos have suffered fromthe same practices and impacts?E7 – Activities» The picture book and board game activities areappropriate for junior students. Students might alsocreate web pages, posters or PowerPoint presentationsfor Carnaby’s cockatoo or for a similar local species.SeniorThere is a quite short and straightforward recovery plan,which senior Environmental Studies and Science studentscan read and assess to understand what a typicalgovernment plan for an endangered species has to provide.Download the 2003 recovery plan at or go to andsearch for Carnaby’s cockatoo recovery plan.This will bring up the 2002–2012 plan by Belinda Cale.QUESTIONS» You may be required to prepare a recovery plan for anendangered species as part of your course requirements.This is an actual recovery plan commissioned bythe Western Australian government for Carnaby’scockatoo. Look at the general outline of the plan.What is the structure of this report/plan? What doesthe introduction do and what sections follow it?SUMMARY – P.7» Where does the bird live and what are its precisehabitat requirements for breeding and feeding?» What are the success and failure criteria for theplan? Can you apply this succeed/fail approach toother processes – your own studies perhaps?» What does the summary suggest is the mostappropriate approach to protection and recoveryand why? What is the projected cost?INTRODUCTION – PP. 8–18.1.1: Description.» The Carnaby’s (or Short-billed) cockatoo is one of fiveCalyptorhynchus or ‘dark’ cockatoo species. Whatare the others? How many of them are endangered?See .1.2: Distribution» Map the range of the Carnaby’s cockatoo on a map ofWestern Australia. Suggest why they may use differentareas for breeding season to the rest of the year.SCREEN EDUCATION © ATOM 20118