A. Species
Scientific name: Cacatua sulphurea
Common name(s): Yellow-crested cockatoo, Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo, Kakatua-kecil jambul-kuning
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Critically Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Indonesia
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Indonesia
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 1981
End Year: 1996
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals
Lethal or non-lethal: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Keeping/companionship/display
Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade
Is this use legal or illegal?: Illegal under national law
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people and National / local private sector
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This NDF Case study.
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The Yellow-crested Cockatoo has suffered (and may continue to suffer) an extremely rapid population decline, probably equivalent to more than 80% over three generations (given its longevity). The population status may have been improving somewhat since the moratorium, although data as patchy.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This NDF Case study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Implicitly the dramatic decline in the species and the prohibition on legal trade make exploitation economically unsustainable, while ongoing illegal trade suggests trade remains profitable. No specific financial details are given.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This NDF Case study.
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Cockatoos damage cultivated crops, and so some are caught to protect crops then sold to turn a profit on this interferential. Plans aim to engage local people in cockatoo recovery plan monitoring.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
– Conduct further surveys to identify the most appropriate areas for conservation action and to periodically monitor key populations by repeating surveys conducted 8-10 years ago; – Study the abundance and distribution of nest holes and water sources; – Conduct ecological research to clarify options for its management and conservation; – Encourage research into captive husbandry of C. sulphurea; – Establish captive breeding facilities and develop management system for captive breeding including licencing and regulatory mechanism; – Maintain regular terrestrial patrols is a necessary approach to prevent disturbance to the population of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos in protected areas. – Promote community awareness programmes; – Provide support for relevant protected areas and conservation initiatives within its range and protect nest-trees where possible; – Strengthen, control, and monitoring of trade; – Improve law enforcement; – Promote widespread community-based conservation initiatives; – Providing artificial water sources near nest locations, i.e., ponds, is essential for Yellow-crested Cockatoo on Komodo Island.
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2008-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
By Siti Nuramaliati Prijono
Research Center for Biology, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.
NDF WORKSHOP CASE STUDIES
WG 6 – Birds
CASE STUDY 4
Cacatua sulphurea
Country – INDONESIA
Date of record entry: 2023-09-28