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Thermal drone captures cuddling Koala and joey!

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2026-09-29 | Thermal drone captures cuddling Koala and joey!

Thank you for your generous support this EOFY

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-06-15 | There's still time to donate to support Australian wildlife this EOFY: australianwildlife.org/eofy2023

AWC in Conversation with Andy Howe – Working with Wombats (S6 E4)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-05-31 | The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat is the world's largest burrowing marsupial and one of Australia's rarest mammals. Over the past two years, Australian Wildlife Conservancy has joined the Queensland Government and partners to help study the species and grow the population. Senior field ecologist Andy Howe shares the latest from his experience working with these remarkable animals. Learn more 👉 australianwildlife.org/wildlife/northern-hairy-nosed-wombat

Watch more episodes from our AWC in Conversation webinar series 👉 australianwildlife.org/awc-in-conversation

First leaps forward for the future for the Northern Bettong 👏

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-05-29 | Twenty years after the last confirmed record of Northern Bettong (Bettongia tropica) at Mount Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary (QLD), the endangered species is finally back on Country.

Last week, 49 individuals moved into the newly constructed 950-hectare feral predator-free fenced area, securing a bright future for the species.

Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-NBettong-reintroduction

🎥 B Leue/AWC

#AWC #Reintroduction #AustralianWildlife #ConservationOptimism #SavingTheNorthernBettong #NorthernBettong

Endangered Northern Bettong released at Mount Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-05-29 | Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), in close collaboration with Traditional Owners, Department of Environment and Science (DES) and members of the Northern Bettong Recovery Team, is helping avert the extinction of the endangered Northern Bettong by establishing a secure population at Mount Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary (Gugu Badhun country) in north-east Queensland.

📖 Read more about this historic translocation australianwildlife.org/endangered-northern-bettong-released-into-mount-zero-taravale-wildlife-sanctuary

🙏 Your support can help us continue our most ambitious year of mammal reintroductions yet - please consider donating today
australianwildlife.org/support-us/donate

Celebrating Australian Bees this World Bee Day

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-05-20 | We’re buzzing with excitement to share this bee-autiful footage of a Blue-banded Bee this #WorldBeeDay! 🐝

There are eleven species of described Blue-banded Bee, ranging in size from 8-14mm, found across Australia. Also known as Long-tongued Bees, these little native pollinators can be identified by the pale opalescent blue stripes on their abdomen – five for males and four for females.

The species has a unique way of releasing pollen, relying on a method called sonication or buzz pollination – a technique not employed by European honeybees. The bee will grab onto a flower and move their flight muscles rapidly, causing the flower to vibrate - dislodging the pollen.

#DYK: the Common Blue-banded Bee builds solitary nests, often close to one another, in preferably soft sandstone. They can sometimes be found having burrowed into the mortar of old brick buildings.

🎥 A Blue-banded Bee filmed during wildflower season at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary (WA). B Leue/AWC

#AWC #BlueBandedBee #WorldBeeDay #BeesKnees #AustralianBees #NativeBees

Adorable Eastern Pygmy Possums Find New Home at North Head (NSW)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-04-11 | Meet Wally – one of Australia’s tiny possum pollinators! 😍

Wally and 11 other Eastern Pygmy Possums have been translocated from Ku-ring-gai Chase and Garigal National Parks to North Head Sanctuary (NSW), where we work in partnership with the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust to restore and protect locally extinct species.

The translocation is part of an ongoing program to strengthen the native species’ population and protect the critically endangered Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub.

Three of the miniature marsupials were fitted with Advanced Telemetry Systems Australia’s M1410 series miniature mammal tracking collars – one of the smallest collared transmitters available.

Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Tiny-Trackers

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #Conservation #Science #AdorableAnimals

Happy Easter from AWC!

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-04-09 | #BilbiesNotBunnies

Learn more about this iconic species and our work to protect them 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Bilby

📹 B Leue/AWC

AWC in conversation with Dr Aly Ross - Easter Bilby Update (S6E3)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-04-08 | Australia's home-grown Easter icon is the Bilby, a long-eared burrowing marsupial found across a broad sweep of Australia's arid regions. In nearly 20 years of reintroductions, Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has re-established six populations of Bilbies within our network of safe havens and at partnership sites. AWC Wildlife Ecologist Dr Aly Ross talks about her PhD on Bilby-predator interactions and AWC's 2023 Bilby Census results.

Catch up on past episodes of AWC in Conversation: australianwildlife.org/awc-in-conversation

How it started 🦉vs. how it’s going 🦉🦉🦉🦉

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-04-01 | These adorable Tawny Frogmouth chicks were spotted with their parent on Mount Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary (QLD), a few days before leaving their nest for the last time!

⁉️#DidYouKnow Tawny Frogmouths mate for life? Once they find their perfect mate the pair will stay together in the same territory for ten years or more – so it is likely the AWC field team will be able to spot another clutch later in the year.

📷 M Christi/AWC

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #BirdsOfAustralia #TawnyFrogmouth

#fails from the field

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-03-25 | Sometimes, trying to get the perfect wildlife photograph doesn’t always go to plan. No one – no matter how cute – can be photogenic 💯 of the time! Here are some less-than-perfect shots from the field captured by AWC’s documentary photographer Brad Leue.

🎥 B Leue/AWC

#AWC #BReel #RejectShots #BehindTheScenes #LessThanPerfect

Rocket Woylies pass health checks at Karakamia Wildlife Sanctuary!

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-03-11 | Recent surveys at Karakamia Wildlife Sanctuary (WA) show positive signs for these impressively bouncy marsupials!

AWC ecologists spent four nights trapping Woylies (Brush-tailed Bettongs) inside the 268-hectare feral predator-free fenced area at Karakamia.

420 animals were recorded – 126 of which were new individuals (meaning they had not been encountered in previous surveys). All 420 passed their health checks with flying colours and were released back into the safe haven.

This work is supported by Perth NRM through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

🎥 B Leue/AWC

#AWC #WildlifeSurveys #AustralianWildilife #Karakamia

AWC in Conversation with Emily Rush: Studying the Magnificent Brood Frog (S6E2)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-03-08 | Ecologist Emily Rush is on the hunt for one of Australia's least-known frogs.

For over 20 years, the Magnificent Brood Frog was known only from a small number of sites in upland forest of the Atherton Tablelands, North Queensland. Further to the south, AWC's Mount Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary has now been identified as a southern stronghold for this elusive threatened species. Emily will speak about her PhD and how she's unlocking the secrets of the Magnificent Brood Frog.

Watch more episodes of AWC in Conversation: australianwildlife.org/awc-in-conversation

De-stress with this *grounded* Numbat 🍃🌱

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-02-28 | 🌱 Turns out nature loves us too! A large body of research has compellingly shown that it has numerous positive benefits for our mental and physical health:

🌸Nature helps in emotional regulation and improves memory functions. A study on the cognitive benefits of nature found that subjects who took a nature walk did better on a memory test than the subjects who walked down the urban streets (Berman, Jonides, & Kaplan, 2008). Studies have also shown that exposure to nature can uplift mood and increase motivation and energy levels in people with mild to major depressive disorders. (Berman et al., 2012)

🌳People who exercise outdoors have been found to have a lower BMI and fewer chances of suffering from obesity and related conditions. Studies have shown that exercising in nature can be less fatiguing and more enjoyable compared to indoor activities. (Wolch et al., 2011)

🐦 Multi-sensory elements such as bird or frog sounds, wildflower smells, and even the feeling of the breeze can have well-documented beneficial effects on mental restoration, calm and creativity.

So, the next time you're feeling stressed, tired, or overwhelmed, why not take a walk in a nearby park or green space? It's a very popular activity among AWC's staff - 80 per cent of our team work in the field to directly support nature as much as it supports us! 🌷

📸K Lynn/AWC

#NatureBenefits #MentalHealth #PhysicalHealth #EmotionalRegulation #Memory #Depression #Exercise #Outdoors #BMI #Obesity #Wellbeing #SensoryElements #Calm #Creativity #AWC #Conservation #ProtectNature #GreenActivities

Why so blue? It’s all to scare predators away!

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-02-15 | Blue-tongue Skinks have adapted a vivid strategy to avoid becoming lunch - exposing its large blue tongue, often simultaneously hissing and inflating its body to look bigger and more threatening. But why the fab colour? The hue brightly reflects UV light, which is highly visible to predators such as birds, goannas and snakes and acts as a warning to stay away.

AWC in Conversation with Dr Skye Cameron: Science in the remote Kimberley (S6E1)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-02-01 | Australian Wildlife Conservancy conducts a large-scale field ecology and conservation program in the Kimberley, one of Australia's great wild landscapes. Dr Skye Cameron runs the science program, with a busy year ahead despite the impact of recent floods.

Sleepy Monitor Struggles to Stay Awake in the Sun 🌞 #shorts

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-01-28 | While this guy may look sleepy, monitors are, in fact, incredibly fast and agile hunters, able to quickly gain ground on their prey by sprinting on their hind legs before violently overpowering it. You wouldn't want to run into one of these 90-150cm beasts in a dark alley! 🐲 #shorts #wildlifeconservation #reptiles

Brush-tailed Bettongs Reintroduced to the Pilliga (NSW)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2023-01-12 | The small, kangaroo-like Brush-tailed Bettong has made a historic return to north-western New South Wales.

Fifty-five individuals were reintroduced to the Pilliga State Conservation Area in September 2022, almost 100 years after the species disappeared from the region.

The truffle-eating bettongs travelled directly via a chartered flight from Western Australia to the Pilliga near Narrabri in the North West Plains, NSW. The animals were sourced from Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary in the WA Wheatbelt, and Perup Sanctuary (managed by the WA Government) in south-west WA.

The reintroduction was carried out by AWC with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) as part of a mammal reintroduction program which will ultimately return six locally-extinct species to the Pilliga forest.

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #Rewilding #Australia

Critically endangered KI Dunnart detections increase three years after the wildfires

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-12-14 | Conservationists are feeling hopeful for the future of the endangered Kangaroo Island Dunnart (KI Dunnart) for the first time since the 2019/20 Black Summer fires.

The newfound optimism comes after a large increase in detections of the species within the feral predator-free Western River Refuge (WRR).

Read more about the increase in detections: www.australianwildlife.org/critically-endangered-ki-dunnart-detections-increase-three-years-post-wildfires

2022: A Year in Review

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-12-07 | Thank you for your incredible support of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) over the course of 2022.

This year has seen AWC’s delivery and influence of effective conservation expand to cover more than 12.9 million hectares. For scale, that’s almost 2% of Australia’s landscape.

We hope you enjoy our 2022 Year in Review.

Find out more: australianwildlife.org #AWC #australianwildlife #2022

2022 Wildlife Release Compilation

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-12-02 | This #WildlifeConservationDay, we're celebrating the huge number of animals we translocated in 2022!

Across Australia, new species were reintroduced to places they'd long been extinct from, and existing populations were supplemented to boost diversity and assist them in re-establishing in their homes.

Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT) had a particularly big year, with three significant translocations to Australia’s red centre.

Learn more: australianwildlife.org/wildlife-conservation-day-rewilding-the-red-centre-in-2022

📽️ B Leue/AWC

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #Translocations #WildlifeConservation

AWC in Conversation with Aled Hoggett: A new AWC sanctuary in New South Wales (S5E5)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-11-15 | Australian Wildlife Conservancy has a new sanctuary in NSW, which protects critical habitat for the Koala and a suite of other forest-dwelling species like Yellow-bellied Gliders and Glossy Black-cockatoos. AWC's Regional Operations Manager Aled Hoggett explains why the property is significant for conservation.

Donate to support this project: bit.ly/AWC-donate

Enjoy more episodes from our webinar series, AWC in Conversation: bit.ly/AWC-webinars

New agreement to protect critical NSW forest for endangered koalas

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-11-09 | Almost 4,000 hectares of lush forest habitat in the NSW Hunter region is now protected for conservation after Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) entered a new agreement with philanthropists Andrew and Jane Clifford to preserve an area of regional Koala significance.

Find out more: australianwildlife.org/new-sanctuary-for-new-south-wales

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #Conservation #Koala #KoalaConservation

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New conservation hub to accelerate wildlife protection in the Kimberley

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-11-08 | Construction has commenced on the Kimberley Conservation Hub, a world-class conservation centre at Charnley River – Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary in northern Australia. Find out more: australianwildlife.org/new-conservation-hub-to-accelerate-wildlife-protection-in-the-kimberley

World-first high-resolution footage of the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-10-20 | Happy World Wombat Day!

Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s (AWC) talented videographer Brad Leue has captured world-first high resolution footage of the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, and we are so proud to share it with you. AWC is a new partner in the DES-led Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat Recovery Program, supported by The Wombat Foundation.

Learn more about our collaborative effort to help protect this critically endangered species: australianwildlife.org/world-first-high-resolution-footage-of-the-northern-hairy-nosed-wombat

Celebrating Australias ecosystem engineer - the Bilby

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-10-04 | Bilbies till soil as they dig for food and shelter, turning over about 20 tonnes a year. The conical pits they create while feeding have been shown to collect leaf litter, seeds and extra water as runoff, offering an ideal, nutrient-rich environment for germination. 🌧🍂🌱

The loss of these gold-star gardeners from more than 80% of their former range has been rough on our arid and semi-arid ecosystems.

Feral cat and fox predation plus competition from rabbits has led to regional extinctions, and a resultant reduction in soil fertility in their former homes.

Our reintroduction of flourishing bilby populations to 5 feral-free areas has helped reverse some of the limiting habitat conditions like soil compaction, lack of nutrients and harsh microclimates.

These changes have numerous benefits for habitat regeneration, increasing the abundance and diversity of plants that subsequently grow in bilby diggings! 🌱

You can help support Australia's ecosystem engineer: australianwildlife.org/support-us/donate

🎥 B Leue/AWC

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #Bilby #Gardening #NationalBilbyDay

AWC in Conversation with Aiden Wright & Angela Raña: Rewilding and Research at North Head (S5E4)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-08-25 | Situated just 8 kilometres from the CBD of Australia's largest city, North Head Sanctuary protects significant areas of intact coastal banksia scrub. It is also the site of a successful AWC program to restore locally extinct mammals (Bush Rats, Eastern Pygmy Possums, and Brown Antechinus) that play an important role as pollinators.

AWC ecologist Aiden Wright studied the genetics of the burgeoning population of native Bush Rats at North Head and is passionate about the reintroduction of 'common' species to help restore urban ecosystems. PhD candidate Angela Raña made headlines in 2021 with her innovative research project – deploying specially designed habitat pods to assist wildlife in the aftermath of bushfires.

Enjoy more previous episodes from our webinar series, AWC in Conversation: bit.ly/AWC-webinars

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #Conservation #Webinar

Conserving the Central Rock-rat

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-08-22 | Critically endangered Central Rock-rats airlift to safety in a bold, week-long operation to secure their future 🚁🐀

AWC, Alice Springs Desert Park and the the Northern Territory Government's Flora and Fauna Division joined forces to trap Rock-rats from sites across Tjoritja/West MacDonnell National Park* late last month.

58 rats were then airlifted by helicopter and released into our 9,450-hectare feral predator-free safe haven at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT).

This is the sixth species to be reintroduced at Newhaven.

Find out more: australianwildlife.org/central-rock-rat-australias-most-endangered-mammal-airlifted-to-safe-refuge

Your support can help secure the future of one of Australia's rarest animals: australianwildlife.org/support-us/donate

Help secure the future of the Central Rock-rat

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-08-12 | 58 critically endangered Central Rock-rats were airlifted to safety in a bold, week-long operation – but we need your support to ensure the success of this important work. 🐀

Donate today to help save one of Australia's rarest mammals: australianwildlife.org/support-us/donate

🎥 B Leue/AWC

#AWC #CentralRockRat #Translocatoin #northernterritory #conservation

Conserving the Central Rock-rat

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-08-11 | Critically endangered Central Rock-rats airlift to safety in a bold, week-long operation to secure their future 🚁🐀

AWC, Alice Springs Desert Park and the the Northern Territory Government's Flora and Fauna Division joined forces to trap Rock-rats from sites across Tjoritja/West MacDonnell National Park* late last month.

58 rats were then airlifted by helicopter and released into our 9,450-hectare feral predator-free safe haven at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT).

This is the sixth species to be reintroduced at Newhaven.

Find out more: australianwildlife.org/central-rock-rat-australias-most-endangered-mammal-airlifted-to-safe-refuge

Your support can help secure the future of one of Australia's rarest animals: australianwildlife.org/support-us/donate

🎥 B Leue/AWC

#AWC #CentralRockRat #Translocation #NorthernTerritory #Conservation

Predator-FREE fencing ✔️ Watch as this cunning fox attempts (and fails) to bust through.

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-06-30 | ...

AWC in Conversation with Helen Crisp: Bilbies and Burrowing Bettongs bounce back to Newhaven (S5E3)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-06-27 | A busy period of translocations over May and June saw marsupials airlifted from sites around the country, as progress continues on one of Australia's most significant rewilding projects. After the latest releases, the tracks of Bilbies and Burrowing Bettongs have reappeared on the sand dunes at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, marking a major milestone in the restoration of Central Australia's biodiversity. The burrowers are back!

Helen Crisp is AWC's Regional Ecologist for Central and South Australia, she oversees the complex logistics of moving animals around the country for these translocations. Helen also lives alongside Bettongs and Bilbies at Yookamurra in South Australia, and will join me for a conversation about conserving these threatened species. Both are important diggers – ecosystem engineers which turn over literally tonnes of soil through their endless foraging and burrowing.

#SpeciesSpotlight Kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-06-06 | ...

Controlling feral species on Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-05-20 | Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT) is one of Australia’s largest non-government protected areas, spanning almost 262,000 hectares across Central Australia.

It’s also the site of a globally significant biodiversity restoration project, where at least ten nationally threatened and locally-extinct mammal species will be restored. (One of which will be announced this month - stay tuned!)

Tackling threats to wildlife across such a vast area requires 📈 science-informed management techniques, and 💪 a huge amount of hard work.

🎥 AWC Senior Land Management Officer John Massingham talks through our rabbit control program on Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT).

#AWC #LandManagement #FeralControl #AustralianWildlife

Helping protect Australian wildlife as an AWC volunteer

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-05-17 | Hear what some of our brilliant volunteers have to say about volunteering with AWC.

📽️ Olivia Davies, B Leue, T Sayers / AWC

#NationalVolunteerWeek #VolunteerWeek #AustralianWildlife #Volunteer

Ngalurrtju – a new landmark project for conservation

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-05-12 | AWC and CLC enter into a partnership that will see a massive area of Indigenous freehold land managed collaboratively for conservation.

AWC webinar: A Giant Leap forward for Conservation (S5E2)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-05-05 | Throughout our thirtieth year, Australian Wildlife Conservancy has been celebrating scaling up effective conservation. Working across more than 6.5 million hectares, AWC's science-based model is already providing hope for wildlife across the continent. This month, we're excited to launch a new initiative which represents a giant leap forward for conservation in Australia. To announce the project, Joey Clarke was joined by AWC Chief Executive Tim Allard, and CEO of North Australia Pastoral Company (NAPCo) Allan Cooney.

Find out more about our partnership with NAPCo: australianwildlife.org/where-we-work/napco.

Early dry season prescribed burning at Wongalara Wildlife Sanctuary

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-05-02 | Early dry season prescribed burning (2022) at Wongalara Wildlife Sanctuary - near Wilton River and homestead

#CaughtOnCamera: A Bettong Brawl

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-04-30 | A pair of Boodies (Burrowing Bettongs) are caught mid-fight on camera traps set up at Yookamurra (SA). These small, kangaroo-like marsupials are nocturnal by nature, emerging after sunset to feed and returning to their burrow before sunrise.

Learn how we’re working to protect this species: bit.ly/AWC-Wildlife-Boodie

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #Conservation #BurrowingBettongs

Landmark partnership to enhance conservation across six million hectares

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More Brown Antechinus Return to North Head (NSW)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-04-27 | Another successful wildlife translocation complete!

More of the world’s smallest semelparous mammal, the Brown Antechinus (Antechinus stuartii), have found a home at Harbour Trust’s North Head Sanctuary (NSW).

A population of the species were collected from Ku-ring-gai and Garigal National Parks over the course of two weeks and released into the sanctuary.

They joined the 44 Brown Antechinus we translocated to North Head between 2017 and 2019.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-BrownAntechinus

📷 A Prochuk/AWC

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #WildlifeConservation #Rewilding #Reintroductions

Celebrating #BilbiesNotBunnies this #Easter ❤️

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-04-15 | ...

Australian Wildlife Fun Facts

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-04-11 | Exciting news!! ⚡ Right in time for the Easter holidays, we’re launching a special activity book for junior scientists!

📚 In this book, you’ll meet some of Australia’s most weird and wonderful wildlife and learn about their habitats, favourite foods and what makes them so special.

Discover what a Gouldian Finch likes for lunch, learn where a Western Quoll sleeps during the day, and find out about Australia’s largest burrowing animal - the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat... A species so rare, there are only 315 individuals left in the wild!

Each page is beautifully illustrated and filled with fun facts and exciting things to do and create.

Head to our website to get your copy 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Kids-Corner

A conservation roadtrip! Red-tailed Phascogales translocated from Adelaide Zoo 👉 Mallee Cliffs.

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-04-01 | ...

Happy #WombatWednesday! #Shorts

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-03-30 | A solo waddler enjoys some golden sun rays at Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary (SA) ❤️

AWC in Conversation with Professor Anne Peters and Dr Niki Teunissen (S5E1)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-03-15 | For more than 15 years, a team of scientists led by Professor Anne Peters of Monash University has been studying a population of the Purple-crowned Fairy-wren, one of northern Australia's most exquisite birds. Their wide-ranging project has uncovered fascinating details about the fairy-wrens' complex lives. Post-graduate Research Fellow Dr Niki Teunissen has studied and lived among the fairy-wrens, and will share some of the latest findings.

Head to our website to stay up to date on our webinar series 👉 bit.ly/AWC-webinars

Fenced Conservation Areas

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-03-04 | Largescale conservation areas for wildlife 🌏❤

A critical strategy for reducing the impact of foxes and cats on native wildlife is the establishment of large feral predator-free areas, surrounded by conservation fences.

AWC is Australia’s leading proponent of conservation fencing. We have established a network of eight substantial feral predator-free areas across mainland Australia.

👉 9,570ha at Mallee Cliffs National Park (NSW)
👉 9,390ha at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT)
👉 7,870ha at Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary (NSW)
👉 7,840ha at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary (WA)
👉 5,800ha at the Pilliga (NSW)
👉 1,090ha at Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary (SA)
👉 252ha at Karakamia Wildlife Sanctuary (WA)
👉 179ha at The Western River Refuge, Kangaroo Island (SA)

Wildlife translocation and reintroduction programs conducted inside these fenced reserves are proven to be the most effective way of keeping native fauna safe and ecosystems intact.

Weed Management at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT)

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-02-28 | Interested in how a small team of Land Management Officers and Field Ecologists tackle invasive weeds across a 262,000-hectare property?

AWC Senior Land Management Officer John Massingham walks you through our extensive weed management strategy at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT).

Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-sanctuaries-Newhaven

📷 J Massingham/AWC

#AWC #Conservation #WeedManagement #Newhaven #CentralAustralia

And launch! ☄️ Numbats are released at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary (WA) following routine surveys.

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-02-16 | ...

NSW Minister for Environment visits the Pilliga

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-02-09 | NSW’s Minister for the Environment and Heritage, the Hon. James Griffin, visited Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) ecologists and land managers in the Pilliga this week, during his first official trip to the conservation area.

On the visit, AWC updated the Minister on the major milestones achieved over the last six months in the Pilliga and Mallee Cliffs National Park in western NSW, where AWC and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) work in partnership under the NSW Government’s Saving our Species program.

Find out more: australianwildlife.org/nsw-minister-for-environment-visits-the-pilliga

#AWC #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #Rewilding #Australia

New Numbat arrivals boost NSW population

Australian Wildlife Conservancy 2022-02-09 | Five of Australia’s threatened marsupials flew out of Perth to NSW this week, to boost local population numbers at Mallee Cliffs National Park.

The five travellers received a loving farewell from their keepers at Perth Zoo in early December, before boarding a special flight to NSW via Adelaide. Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) ecologists met the Numbats at Adelaide Airport where they boarded a charter flight to Mildura followed by a two-hour drive to their new home in NSW.

The total of 20 new Numbats will supplement the population of 15 which were released into the National Park in December 2020.

Find out more: australianwildlife.org/new-numbat-arrivals-boost-nsw-population

#AWC #Conservation #WildlifeConservation #NSW