A local conservation group has been lucky enough to capture footage and observe the workings, mating and calls of the region's malleefowl birds at the Parrakie Wetlands north-east of Kingston South East, as the birds near their treacherous chick season. A 200-metre buffer zone has been established to avoid aerial deer culling their nesting, with fears the helicopter and shooting will disturb them during an important part of their breeding cycle. There are at least 30 nesting mounds in the upper