Question seeks to determine the change in Carnaby's Cockatoo habitat on the Swan Coastal Plain between 1990 and the present. The answer provides data for 2009 only, stating that 1990 data is unavailable.

AnsweredQoN 3680Legislative Council
Asked
15 March 2011
Portfolio
Environment

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I refer to habitat for Carnabys Cockatoos across the metropolitan area of the Swan Coastal Plain, and ask -
(1) How many hectares of habitat existed in 1990?
(2) How many hectares of habitat exist now?

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Answered
12 April 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Environment
Response time
28 days
(1) Data for the area of Carnaby's black cockatoo habitat in the Swan Coastal Plain portion of the Perth metropolitan area are not available for 1990.
(2) Based on mapping of remnant native vegetation, the Department of Environment and Conservation has calculated that in 2009 there was approximately 63,250 hectares of potential Carnaby's black cockatoo habitat remaining within the Swan Coastal Plain portion of the Perth Metropolitan Region Scheme area.
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