Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre in Perth, Western Australia | Non-profit organisation

Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9390 2288

Address: 322 Mills Road East, Martin 6110 Perth, WA, Australia

Website: https://www.blackcockatoorecovery.com

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25.01.2022 Our last Bird Bonanza of the year ( Bush Walk + Black Cockatoo & Dingo Encounters) is happening this Sunday 8th Nov! We have limited tickets remaining. Book now on our website https://blackcockatoorecovery.com//bird-bonanza-bushwalk-/ and receive an automatic confirmation in your inbox. It's going to be a beautiful day with lovely weather Perfect for a bush walk and getting up close to our Kaarakin residents! Tickets: $35 per person. Photo Instagram @aussiebushguide (https://www.instagram.com/p/CG3UQ46DHXC/)

24.01.2022 Despite our efforts here at Kaarakin, all three of WA’s native black cockatoo species are still very much under threat This fantastic article by the Starfish outlines some of the major issues facing these gorgeous animals, as well as some of the courses of action we can take to ensure we don’t lose them forever Make sure to give it a read, the link is included below:... http://www.thestarfish.com.au//saving-was-black-cockatoos/

23.01.2022 Our first Bird Bonanza event of 2021 is officially SOLD OUT! Don't worry if you missed out, there will be plenty more opportunities to visit us throughout the year or you can always book a private tour through our website at: https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/ We can't wait to see you all on Sunday!

23.01.2022 From myself (@jmcgvino), Fluffbum + all of Kaarakin’s animals and staff, we wish you a very happy and safe Easter break! Thanks to all of you for your continued support too. #easter #happyeaster #easter2021 #perthhills #cockatoos #blackcockatoo #westernaustralia #nativespecies #cockatoosofinstagram #conservation #birdsofinstagram #kaarakin #fluffbum #australianwildlife #darlingranges #longweekend #animalvolunteer

23.01.2022 Kaarakin Online Auction is happening now! https://blackcockatoorecovery.com//christmas-online-aucti/ Get bidding on your favourite items and make sure to add them to your watchlist (you will need to sign in or register on our website via the Account tab)! Our advice is to check in regularly to make sure your bids are still relevant. Nearly 70 items to bid on include arts, hair care products, champagne and decorations, a Vegan watch and a wallet!

22.01.2022 Check out this stunning artwork by Helen Andrews_Art . Can you picture this magnificent artwork in your home? Starting bid is $50 and reserve price set at $300. All funds go straight to our Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre for our rescue and rehabilitation efforts. Click the link in our bio to browse the various items available in our auction. Hurry! Auction ends 22nd Nov. Plenty of remaining items to bid on

22.01.2022 On Sunday 24th January we have our first Bird Bonanza event of 2021. Come visit us for a guided bush walk, encounters with our black cockatoos and dingoes, morning tea and a conservation activity. Spaces are limited and bookings are essential. At just $35 per person, this is a morning you should not miss! Follow this link to book: https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/event/bird-bonanza/... Any inquiries please email us at [email protected]

21.01.2022 Who’s excited for finals footy? They might be black and white, but our Carnaby’s will be rooting for the mighty West Coast when the Pies come to town, go WA! Who are you supporting?

21.01.2022 Join us for our Bunning's Sausage Sizzle this Sunday, September 13th to help raise funds for our black cockatoos! We'll be at Bunning's Maddington, 1816 Albany Highway in Maddington from 8am - 4pm.

20.01.2022 A big thank you to all the new calendar owners that sent us pics! Keep them coming, here's Missy with hers for some inspiration For those of you that haven't got one yet, you can grab them here -> https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/p/kaarakin-2021-calendar/ It's a great way to treat your friends and relatives this September while helping us here at Kaarakin support some of WA's most iconic residents!

20.01.2022 Wild Carnaby's black cockatoos drinking from a trough in the Shire of Moora. If you see an injured or sick black cockatoo please contact us immediately on (08) 9390 2288. For more information on our black cockatoo emergency service head to our website: https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/ ... : Moore Catchment Council

20.01.2022 On the 21st of September this lovely gal was picked up after being hit by a vehicle and finding her way to a trampoline. The resident then took the bird to the vet, before she was brought to Kaarakin on Tuesday morning. Now nicknamed 'Tramp', she was battered and bruised from the vehicle strike but is well on the road to recovery and eventual release. She seems to be a music lover, making a racket in the car when the music stopped . For now she will stay in the clinic in a ...small aviary for observation, feeding and care before moving to one bigger clinic aviary with other patients. If you encounter a black cockatoo emergency, call Kaarakin on 9390 2288 or bring the cockatoo to a nearby vet as they need urgent care. While doing so, make sure you cover them with a towel and place them gently in a box. Also remember to donate to our cause to help us get these beautiful birds back out there!

19.01.2022 It's great to see our supporters enjoying their Kaarakin 2021 calendar ! What are your favourite pages? We want to know! A big Thank You to everyone who already purchased a calendar! We need to raise $10k via the sales of this calendar to support our conservation centre. So far we've reached 35% of our goal! ... You can keep an eye on our goal here: https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/p/kaarakin-2021-calendar/ Also remember Muchea Tree Farm's event is on this Saturday! Starting at 9.00am with activities from florist arrangements to painting workshops. And not forgetting the opening of the new play ground and coffee hub. It will be all a buzz, and they look forward to seeing you there! Muchea Tree Farm is kindly sponsoring our January 2021 page. Video by @cockatiel.too (www.instagram.com/cockatiel.too)

19.01.2022 One of Kaarakin’s longest serving #volunteers Joye returned after a 3 month hiatus today and not did our interactive residents give her the warmest of welcome backs. This is what makes giving up your time to volunteer is all about. #blackcockatoos #australianbirds #westernaustralia #perthhills #forestredtailedblackcockatoo #carnabysblackcockatoo #baudinsblackcockatoo #cockatoos #aviary #justanotherdayinwa #birdkeeper #tosaveaspecies #australianwildlife #kaarakin

18.01.2022 Looking for a last minute Father’s Day gift? Why not book a private tour for this Sunday and get up close and personal with our resident black cockatoos! Spots are limited so get in quick! Email [email protected] to secure your Father’s Day tour!

18.01.2022 WOW! This painting of our Kaarakin resident Katanning is absolutely gorgeous!! Don't you think? Congratulations to Sally Edmonds Art for such an impressive artwork!

17.01.2022 Make sure to follow this gentleman’s lead and keep those bright, beady eyes out for a new ep of Inside Kaarakin this week! On last week’s installment, Sam walked us through how and why artificial nest boxes are constructed, before letting our new mother Wubby have a crack at the almond-eating challenge! To find out how she went, log into VIP Club and check it out! ... If you aren’t a member, you can get access for $10 a week or $35 a month (AUD) at the link below: https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/regist/kaarakin-vip-club/

16.01.2022 When Michelle and Alec were getting their firebreak cleared last Friday, Alec suggested they should contact us so Michelle did. Kaarakin volunteers went and collected some perches and enough browse to make all the cockatoos happy. Thank you Michelle and Alec for thinking of us, the birds thank you also.

16.01.2022 Did you know that the WA Museum Boola Bardip has been running the Cockatoo Care program since 2001? The program studies the distribution of Baudin's, Carnaby's and Red Tailed Black Cockatoos to assess threats to the survival of the species and encourage conservation and protection whilst implementing practical measures such as development of artificial nest boxes and tubes, researching feral bees and providing community education. You can learn more about WA's black cockatoos... via their website and by visiting - it's a wonderful destination for the weekend or for the end of the school holidays...and you can even see our very own Kaarakin cockatoos and wonderful volunteers featured there! Special shoutout to the talented Leila Jeffreys, whose artistic talents and passion for photographing rescued wild birds bring to life the individual characters of each cockatoo. See more

16.01.2022 Batten down the hatches, folks! Tail end of a #tropicalcyclone due to hit #perth on Sunday. Some very welcome rain on the cards and our animals, especially the #cockatoos are gonna love it. Take care everybody! #badweather #rainevent #westernaustralia #weatherzone #perthweather #perthautumn

15.01.2022 We were lucky to host a group Curtin University students recently for a working day here at Kaarakin. The students helped spread mulch near our entrance and around our rehab aviaries in Cocky Central. We are grateful for their contribution and glad to see community groups back on site!

15.01.2022 Thanks so much to Councillor Amanda Spencer-Teo for assisting us in applying for a successful grant of 110K to keep our efforts going through the pandemic! Our residents got to thank the Councillor in person on the tour we held for her last week, they're very grateful for her support!

14.01.2022 Entered your photos of Jirdarup Bushland yet? Get those cameras or phones out! Or look at photos you’ve already got - photos taken in Jirdarup (including Kens...ington Bushland and George Street Reserve) in the past also can be entered! But you’ll need to act quickly - the entry deadline of 30th of September is looming! You can find all the rules on our fabulous new website www.fojb.org.au. DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - The public exhibition of the winners AND the best of the rest runs Friday 6th to Wednesday 25th November 2020 in the Kent Street Gallery-Victoria Park Centre for the Arts. We look forward seeing your pictures in the exhibition! FAME and FORTUNE? As well as the $500 cash first prizes (for Fauna, Flora, Habitat/Landscape, Junior and The People’s Choice categories) and $100 second prizes, courtesy of our wonderful sponsors, your photos could go on public display!! The winners AND the best of the rest photographs will grace the Gallery walls in November! The $10 entry fee (for three photos) goes towards the costs of printing and mounting the winners and the best of the rest. Could that you include YOUR PHOTO(S)? Photo credit: Robert Audcent Photography Website design: www.jamesaudcent.com Town of Victoria Park Perth NRM Waldecks Garden Centre Bentley Pets and Vets WA Victoria Park Rotary Beaver Tree Services Hawaiian's Park Centre BirdLife Western Australia Connect Victoria Park Inc

14.01.2022 Did you know that parrots, like humans, choose to use one side of their body more than the other? Most are left-footed, and some species even try out both before deciding on one side.

13.01.2022 Great news! Our calendar is now available for sale on our website! These beautiful calendars make the perfect gift for your animal and bird loving friends and Father's Day which is on Sept 6th! All profits go towards our conservation centre to rescue and rehabilitate black cockatoos. We are hoping to raise over $10k via our annual calendar sale Our cover photo is courtesy of Tania Meuzelaar @birdingbytania (https://www.instagram.com/birding_by_tania/featuring) featuring... an endangered Baudin's black cockatoo. Buy here https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/p/kaarakin-2021-calendar/

12.01.2022 In December last year, a young red-tailed black cockatoo was handed in from Marri Park Golf Course to Hammond Park Vet with a shattered beak, courtesy of a stray golf ball. Veterinarian Dr Pete Ricci crafted a brace for its broken beak, the first time such a device had been trialled. Within a short time, the youngster was self-feeding and had been given the name Beaky. Initially supervised at Perth Zoo, Beaky came to Kaarakin in January 2020 and began the long road to rehabil...itation. On August 6th, fully healed after eight months care, Beaky was finally released with some other red-tails, like the young male in the video. From here they joined a flock in John Forrest National Park and went in their merry way. A heart-warming end to an incredible story of strength and persistence, farewell Beaky! Further information here: blackcockatoorecovery.com/beakys-successful-recovery-after/ Video Credit: Corey Rowell

12.01.2022 Our Online Auction is finishing tomorrow at 3pm Perth time! It's time to place your last bids! Click here to have a look! https://blackcockatoorecovery.com//christmas-online-aucti/ Photo by Sarina Kamini

11.01.2022 Looking for a way to help the black cockatoos in your area? 1. If you're not on a main road, provide a water source for them 2. Plant food for them, like banksias and sheoaks... 3. Ask your council for a verge tree that is cocky food 4. Help organise a water source in a public park, like the one below in Rayment Park Photo Credit: Leisa Hutchings

11.01.2022 Are you passionate about conservation, birds and the great outdoors? Do you want to meet like minded people? Or do you just enjoy the theraputic activity of weeding alongside black cockatoos, kangaroos, emus and humans? Well then this is an event for you! This event will be held at Kaarakin at 8.30am on Sunday 28 November and finish at 12.00. Tickets are $20. The event will include a meet and greet, a weeding session (prizes for outstanding weeding), morning tea, a tour of ...our black cockatoos in rehab, and to top it all off, an interactive experience with some feathered friends. Bring your own gardening gloves and get ready to make some like-minded friends! Contact [email protected] or call 0402 089 355 if you have any questions or queries. For more information or to book tickets: Head to https://blackcockatoorecovery.com//weeding-and-seeding-co/

10.01.2022 A Bullsbrook market gardener has been fined $18,000 with costs of $618 after satellite imagery showed he had illegally cleared approximately 8.8 hectares of native vegetation. An application for a clearing permit had been made to the then Department of Environment and Conservation but was refused as the banksia woodland contained foraging habitat for the endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoo. Comments attributed to Environment Minister Stephen Dawson:... "Adhering to decisions on clearing permit applications is vital to ensure that inappropriate clearing of native vegetation does not take place. "Clearing native vegetation after an application was refused is a serious matter as it undermines the integrity of Western Australia's environmental laws." https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au//Satellite-surveilla Photo for illustration purposes only.

10.01.2022 Unfortunately due to land clearing, less natural habitat is available to many species such as black cockatoos. Black cockatoos are very intelligent and found ways to survive by eating orchard crops and other non native food. There are calls for the state and federal governments to expedite the release of $1.5 million allocated under a federal scheme for netting. Mr Casotti who operates orchards from Northampton to Donnybrook said the Federal Government had offered grants of u...p to $300,000 as part of a $1.5 million grant scheme to fund netting projects in WA in late 2019, but growers were yet to see any funding. $1.5 million dollars was only a fraction of what was needed to help the industry adopt netting systems and called on the State Government to offer additional funding. "The cost of netting at around $50,000 per hectare is also cost prohibitive for most growers in the current market environment, so we're asking the Government to step in," Mr Scott said. Source ABC Australia

09.01.2022 Thanks for your visit, Rob! Rob came to visit Kaarakin this month to learn more about black cockatoos. Each week he creates a video on a good-news story in Perth and shares it on his Youtube channel. Rob was able to follow the journey through from rescue to release, and he spoke to one of our volunteers, Mel, about how the centre operates. Check out his video to see some of the faces we are familiar with at Kaarakin, and thank you Rob for dropping by to share our message of conservation.

09.01.2022 We need stronger nature laws, not weaker ones! Please join BirdLife Australia in demanding nature laws that actually protect nature. We can stand together to stop the roll-back of environmental protection More info

09.01.2022 Wubby and Balar enjoying some gumnuts in the Perth sunshine. Photo by @hatethis_ on Instagram. Remember to tag us so we can re-share your photos of your Kaarakin tours and volunteering experience **Reminders for this week:**... 1. Online auction officially starts 15 Nov. All items can now be seen on the website via our online shop. There were so many items to push live so we wanted to make sure we were on time (70 items!!!). We are doing final edits this week 2. Private tours and encounters: Tours will be unavailable between Sunday 20th December until Monday 4th of January for the christmas period to allow for our volunteer tour guides to have a break.

09.01.2022 Sharing is caring. Our education ambassador Rex would only share marri seeds with her BFF (best feathered friend) Muffy the Major Mitchell. Rex and Muffy came to Kaarakin together in 2012 and are very closely bonded. They will preen each other but Rexy can get over zealous. You can help keep them working towards saving our black cockatoos by adopting either or another of our animals. Please go to https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/get-involved/adoptions/ Every dollar raised go towards trying to save our black cockatoos.

08.01.2022 Do you know how to tell the five different subspecies of red tails apart? If not, don’t stress, Sam will show you how! Just head over to the latest episode of Inside Kaarakin to get all the facts you need If you don’t have access yet, join the VIP Club now at the link below:... https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/regist/kaarakin-vip-club/

08.01.2022 Take a look at this gorgeous painting by Allison Bell . The painting is for sale at $120 and Allison is kindly donating 20% of the sales to Kaarakin

07.01.2022 A beautiful forest red-tailed black cockatoo, rocking a satellite and GPS tracker courtesy of Murdoch's Black Cockatoo Conservation Management Project! The tracker birds are being used to look at flock movement on the Swan Coastal Plain and the southwest forest region to help with conservation planning. This bird has made a rather big trip in the last couple of weeks, heading south from John Forrest National Park to Dandalup, just south of Serpentine!

06.01.2022 Some #dingo cuteness for your Thursday morning perusal! Kaarakin has had resident dingoes since day dot and they’re and invaluable part of our centre in so many ways. Did you know, we even have dedicated volunteers specifically trained in their handling, feeding and walking? Pretty cool, huh? #dingoes #wilddogs #australiandingo #australianwildlife #perthhills #cityofgosnells #perthlife #westernaustralia #justanotherdayinwa

05.01.2022 Every Spring, it starts again. We receive calls from the public about red tails on the ground. All of them have no tail feathers. This is sadly the most common sign that these red tails have been attacked by ravens. If the red-tailed cockatoo is on the ground and is not able to fly, and/ or has lost feather and/ or is bleeding: Use a large towel to cover the bird;... Place the bird in a secure cardboard box or travel pet-pack; Place box in a warm, quiet place; Call Kaarakin on 9390 2288. You can also bring the cockatoo to a nearby vet. Find out more why ravens attack red tails and what to do: https://blackcockatoorecovery.com/why-do-ravens-attack-red/

03.01.2022 We recently welcomed a corporate work group from Energy Policy WA. They did a fantastic job spreading mulch and weeding around our rehabilitation aviaries. A visit with our black cockatoos in the Interactive Aviary was the perfect finish to the day. We greatly appreciate your support!

03.01.2022 DRB Nats is hosting an event next year on 12 February 2021, 7:00 pm-9:30 pm in Forrestfield: DRB Nats Everything Black Cockatoo, with Sam Clarke of Karaakin and Adam Peck of Birdlife Australia. Topics covered: Identifying, Counting, Rehabilitating and Conserving Black Cockatoos. You can find out more here: https://www.wanaturalists.org.au//drb-nats-everything-bla/

02.01.2022 A big THANK YOU to @benaranurseries for their donation of plants today. Our vollie @wombatbirge is already looking forward to introducing this enrichment to our gorgeous resident #zebrafinches! #nursery #plants #donations #perth #perthhills #birdsanctuary

02.01.2022 Say gum nut. Have you ever wanted to have an up close selfie with a black cockatoo? Go to our website and book a tour or a cockatoo encounter for the chance to meet one up close.