The incident had cost economic damage of more than $100 billion Australian dollars, as estimated by AccuWeather. The gang-gang cockatoo birds are just one of the many animals that were ravaged by the fire, which led to a displacement of animals, including koalas and kangaroos.Īlso called the 'Black Summer, ' the 2019-2020 bushfires are the most severe natural phenomenon of wildfires in the modern history of Australia. The 2019-2020 bushfires affected multiple natural habitats and killed several species of birds, mammals, reptiles, frogs, and other fish species. It also destroyed thousands of properties. Under the threatened species list, the cockatoos and other animals belonging to this category will be given priority in terms of protection, repopulation, and conservation efforts with the aim of bringing back their population enough in safe numbers and away from extinction.Īlso read: Australia Wildfires Were So Devastating it Emitted as Much Smoke as a Volcanic Eruption The 2019-2020 BushfiresĪccording to the Australian Parliament House (APH), the wildfires between September 2019 and February 2020, also known as the ' 2019-2020 bushfires,' were responsible for the killing of 33 people and deaths of more than a billion animals nationwide.

The birds are also known to be the so-called animal symbol of Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory. Once thriving in their habitats in rural Australia, the cockatoos' population decreased after the bushfires or wildfires wreak havoc across Australia between September 2019 and February 2020. The Australian Capital Territory government accepted the recommendation and conservation efforts are underway, as per Canberra Times. In 2021, the Threatened Species Scientific Committee recommended cockatoos be placed on the list and proposed a national recovery plan for the birds.

The gang-gang cockatoo birds will be placed under the threatened species after Sussan Ley, the Australian minister of environment, approved the recommendation by the scientific committee to place the birds into the list and be protected in line with the environmental laws of Australia.

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