Ecologists and conservationists are urging the Victorian government to halt plans to burn 13,000 hectares of glossy black cockatoo habitat. This species is already vulnerable due to habitat loss from bushfires, particularly the devastating 2019-20 fires, which destroyed 64% of their habitat. A study indicates that the population has declined by 75% since these fires. The birds rely heavily on black sheoak cones, and the destruction of this species' remaining unburnt habitat could result in their irreparable decline. Conservation groups stress the critical need for habitat preservation in order to avert extinction.
Conservationists warn that burning 13,000 hectares of glossy black cockatoo habitat in Victoria may push the species closer to extinction.
The glossy black cockatoos rely on black sheoak cones for food, making the preservation of their remaining habitat critical for their survival.
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