Shot cockatoo reintroduced to WA bush

An endangered black cockatoo, nursed back to health after it was shot in Western Australia's South West, has been spotted doing well in the wild.

The Baudin's Cockatoo was found with shotgun pellet wounds near Bridgetown in February and was transported to perth Zoo for treatment.

Nicknamed `Sweetie' by Perth Zoo staff, the endangered bird was sighted in the wild by Department of Parks and Wildlife officers this week.

The Baudin's Cockatoo is one of three species of black cockatoo in WA's South West and all are protected, with $10,000 penalties for shooting them under the Wildlife Conservation Act.