Morning edition
Wednesday 28 October

Five nice things for Wednesday morning. Enjoy.

  1. Mongabay

    Four breeding pairs of rare cockatoos occupy Hong Kong's new nest boxes

    Conservationists in Hong Kong installed 15 camera-fitted artificial nest boxes for endangered yellow-crested cockatoos, with four already occupied by breeding pairs, as storm damage has destroyed over 60% of natural tree hollows.

    Read it at Mongabay
  2. reuters.com

    Kenya launches $160 million fund to protect land the size of Uruguay

  3. abc.net.au

    Two cows survive seven months stranded on island after Queensland floods

  4. Mongabay

    A rotting-flesh-scented flower blooms for days in Sarawak's rainforests

  5. NASA

    Curiosity rover prepares to drill a Martian site named Nazca