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13 December 2001

The behind the scenes workings of the WA Museum were revealed to 11-year-old Aaron Huizenga and his fellow Year 6 students at Byford John Calvin Primary School as part of his prize in the Water Corporation's Cockatoo Care competition.

The aim of the competition was to name the two male black cockatoos featured in a special logo to promote the Cockatoo Care project. 'Shadow' and 'Midnight" were the names suggested by Aaron and his main prize was a special guided tour of the museum. The tour allowed Aaron and his classmates to explore the behind the scenes workings of the museum and see first-hand how the various exhibitions are created.

Aaron's mother, Michelle, said the museum tour was a hit with all the students.

"Aaron had an absolute ball and he was talking about it for days afterward. The museum staff made a bit of a fuss of him, so he felt quite special," Mrs Huizenga said.

"Aaron's class had been to the museum earlier in the year, so I wasn't sure how they would react to another visit so soon. But they loved it. The behind the scenes things they saw were completely different."

The Cockatoo Care project is a joint initiative of the Water Corporation and the WA Museum to help the survival of endangered black cockatoos like the Baudin's and Carnaby's cockatoos. These cockatoos are confined to the South West of Western Australia, and their numbers have been declining since colonial times through clearing, shooting, mining and woodchipping.

These species of cockatoos are often found in the Corporation's dam catchments. The project involves the provision of nesting boxes to help the cockatoos to breed and research into present populations and ways to protect them, including the effects of feral bees that invade nesting hollows. The Corporation's dam and catchment rangers are assisting by noting sightings of black cockatoos.

The Cockatoo Care project was launched in September this year by conservationist Harry Butler.

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