Cape ranger survey team goes bush in search of endangered palm cockatoos

Key points

• Cape York Indigenous rangers and a consulting biologist have trekked more than 60 kilometres to search for endangered palm cockatoos. The team is retracing its 2024 survey route, not knowing how many birds survived Tropical Cyclone Narelle.
• The 2024 survey found 36 palm cockatoos, mostly along the Wenlock River. Results of the latest survey are due soon.
• A Queensland Government grant of more than $69,300 is funding a strategic burning project to protect the birds' habitat.