Black Cockatoo
Crisis

Western Australia’s three species of south west black cockatoo are in trouble. Unless we change the way we manage their habitat we will lose these unique birds to extinction in less than 20 years.

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Welcome to Black Cockatoo crisis

Black Cockatoo Crisis is a documentary film project designed to inform, inspire and engage. Western Australia’s black cockatoos are heading for the extinction canyon. They need our help. The documentary film, released in November 2022, tells the story of the plight of these special birds. The social impact campaign that surrounds the film aims to help make the change that is needed. Find out how you can be apart of this critical project. Follow the links and get in touch with the filmmakers and the film’s impact partners.

Watch the film

STOP PRESS: The film is now available on SBS On Demand.  Click here

Black Cockatoo Crisis had its World Premiere at the Luna Leederville in Perth Western Australia on Wednesday November 23, 2022.

The premiere was followed by a five week season at the Luna, Dec 1 to Jan 11. Since then it has screened more than 115 times to audiences around the nation. Contact us to organise your own community screening.

The film is now available on SBS On Demand.  Click here

Check out the link here to secure your tickets to the latest screenings.

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Black Cockatoo Crisis is an independent social impact documentary film aimed at raising awareness and encouraging action to save the black cockatoos.

The film is funded through a crowdfunding campaign run through Documentary Australia. All donations are tax deducible. The funding will also support the roll out of a wrap around social impact campaign designed to push for change.

Make a tax deductible donation to the film via it’s crowdfunding page at Documentary Australia. Funds will be used to finish paying for the film and for its outreach campaign including getting the film into schools.

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Email the WA Premier

Black Cockatoo habitat is under increasing threat from mining in Western Australia’s unique forest environments. It’s time we prioritised biodiversity protection, endangered species, water and carbon storage over the greed of a handful of mining companies. Please email the Premier and other government ministers in WA to voice your concern at the moves by mining giants to strip mine even more of the black cockatoo’s nesting, roosting and feeding areas. We need to END FOREST MINING

Thank you! 

Email the WA Premier

All three species of black cockatoo in Western Australia’s south west are in trouble.

The extinction clock is ticking but with enough public pressure we can move our political leaders to committ to real action and save these special birds.

Join us in this important community campaign to save the black cockatoos.

Forest Red Tailed Black Cockatoo

An estimated 10,000 forest red tailed black cockatoos are left in the world. The species is listed as threatened. The biggest challenge faced by the forest red tails is habitat loss. As their name suggests  these majestic birds traditionally live in the forest.

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The Film Synopsis

Western Australia’s iconic black cockatoos are in crisis. Their numbers have fallen dramatically over the past few decades and all three species in the southwest could become extinct in just 20 years unless something is done to protect their habitats. With the loss of the banksia woodlands on the Swan Coastal Plain to housing, Carnaby’s Black Cockatoos face possible starvation.

Meanwhile, Baudin’s Black Cockatoos are being shot in an unequal battle for apple and pear seeds with orchardists; and Forest Red Tailed Black Cockatoos are under threat from declining habitat.

Black Cockatoo Crisis is a narrative driven social impact documentary which examines the plight of WA’s iconic and endangered black cockatoos and what can be done to save these three species from extinction.

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Watch the film

Check out the official trailer for Black Cockatoo Crisis. The film is in cinemas from November 2022.