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Issue #51 of Wildlife Matters is out now!
Inside:
🌿 Restoring mammals beyond safe havens
🔥 Fire management for biodiversity
🤝 Kimberley partnerships in action
🌏 Climate science guiding conservation
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Life beyond the fence is shaping up to be full of promise for the threatened Woylie (Brush-tailed Bettong), with individuals gaining weight, and even having babies! Find out more about the release and survey results 👉 bit.ly/AWC-MtGWoylies
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A very happy 100th to Sir David Attenborough! Sir David inspires us daily, with curiosity, kindness, and optimism at the heart of his conservation work. We’re honoured to call him a friend of AWC and to have shared tea and cakes over the years. bit.ly/AWC-SirDavidAttenboro…
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Forty endangered Shark Bay Bandicoots have travelled 2,786 km from Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary on Badimia and Widi Country, WA to Mallee Cliffs National Park in NSW on Nari Nari Country, where they were released into a 9,750-hectare feral predator-free area.
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Learn more about this exciting step in restoring the species to its former range 👉 bit.ly/AWC-SBBatMalleeCliffs
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A young bilby rescued by AWC has made a full recovery thanks to the team at Alice Springs Desert Park and is now back in the wild at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Homecoming
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#ICYMI This Easter, AWC has partnered with BY.ARTISANS to celebrate Australia’s Easter Bilby with ‘Burrow & Bloom’, inspired by the deserts Bilbies call home. The partnership supports AWC’s conservation work. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-BYARTISANS
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AWC has teamed up with Brisbane-based craft distillery BY.ARTISANS to create a limited-edition gin called ‘Burrow & Bloom’, with each bottle supporting AWC’s Bilby conservation work through a per-bottle contribution. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-BYARTISANS
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Find out more about the little joeys and how AWC protects Northern Quoll at Brooklyn 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Babyquolls
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Red-tailed Phascogales have been spotted on motion-sensor cameras at AWC’s Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary on Barkindji Country. At only 20cm long and 68g, they’re notoriously elusive, making these early sightings a huge conservation win. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-RTP-Scotia
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A bird so rare, it’s harder to find than a Giant Panda! AWC ecologists have seen & heard the critically endangered Plains-wanderer on a western Queensland station! Find out more 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Plains-Wanderer-r…
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🔬 AWC and the @UniofAdelaide are using environmental DNA from remote caves to uncover the historical ranges of threatened species. This research will help guide future wildlife reintroductions and strengthen conservation programs across inland Australia.
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Find out more about the project and findings 👉 bit.ly/AWC-sediDNA
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Motion sensor cameras produce millions of wildlife images - but sorting them takes time.
Our innovative AI species classifier helps conservationists process data faster, identifying 135 Australian species.
And it’s now available via #AddaxAI 👇
bit.ly/AWC-AI-species-classi…
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A Siberian Peregrine Falcon has been photographed within Australia’s arid zone for the first time. Typically found across the frigid plains of the tundra, was captured on camera at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary on Ngalia Walpiri and Luritja Country near Alice Springs.
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Find out more about the northern visitor 👉 bit.ly/AWC-SiberianFalcon
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Golden Bandicoot numbers have tripled at AWC’s Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, on Ngalia-Warlpiri and Luritja Country, with population estimates at around 300 individuals. That’s a significant increase from the 80 bandicoots reintroduced just two-and-a-half years ago!
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Find out more about the baby boom and what it means for the species recovery 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Bandicootboom
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A rare koala sighting near Canberra 🐨 A koala has been recorded for the first time in living memory at Wandiyali~Environa Wildlife Sanctuary near Googong, NSW. The sighting highlights the importance of protecting remnant woodland habitat 👉 bit.ly/AWC-WandiyaliKoala
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