Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Whose tracks are these? 🐾 A slow-moving individual at Scotia Wildlife Sanctuary (Danggali and Barkandji Country) has graced us with these marks in the sand. Can you guess its species? Hints: 👶 Its young are live-born (rather than being hatched from eggs) 💕 The species tends to be monogamous, its pairs reuniting annually during the breeding season 🍥Its body design protects it by confusing predators (but hopefully not you!) Leave your guess in the comments below 👇 📸 G Bowen/AWC #GuessingGame #AnimalTracks #AustralianWildlife #AWC #Biology #Diversity

New year, new job? We’re hiring ✔️ Join us on our mission to effectively conserve all Australian native animal species and the habitats in which they live. View our current vacancies 👉 bit.ly/work-with-AWC 📷 W Lawler, B Leue / AWC #AWC #AustralianWildlife #Conservation #Recruitment #ConservationJobs #Ecology #Science

It’s a party at Waulinbakh Sanctuary, where our camera traps have captured a star-studded guest list—plus a few unwelcome crashers. With 41 camera sites monitoring five key habitat types across Eastern NSW, we’ve uncovered a vibrant mix of species. Here are a few highlights: 🐨 3 Koalas (Endangered) 🐍 A dramatic showdown between Red-bellied Black Snakes 🐾 Spotted Quolls making appearances in new, drier habitats 🦘 Parma Wallabies (Vulnerable) 🐣 A baby Long-nosed Bandicoot stealing the spotlight But every good party has its gatecrashers, and ours came in the form of feral cats, foxes, and European hares. This information will guide our active feral animal control program, helping us to keep the party going for Waulinbakh's iconic and threatened species. 📸 AWC #ConservationSuccess #Fieldwork #AWC #AustralianWildlife #CameraTraps #WildlifePhotography

🐐 Feral goats are baaaaad news for Australia’s biodiversity, and while they might not be one of the usual suspects when you hear the word feral – they are equally devastating to the natural environment. Feral goats have established populations across 28% of the Australian continent. They are excellent climbers and compete with native animals across a range of ecosystems, damaging conservation infrastructure and degrading the land through soil damage and overgrazing native plants. In the latest issue of Wildlife Matters, we cover some of the lesser-known threats to Australia’s landscape and the efforts we’ve taken to reduce their impact. Read all about it 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMM5RkvR 📷 W Lawler/AWC #AustraliasMostWanted #FeralGoats #WildlifeConservation #AWC #AustralianWildlifeConservancy #FeralControl

#FridayFeels: This numbat has a very good reason to be sleepy—it needs to eat up to 20,000 termites every day! The numbat is the only Australian marsupial fully active by day, thanks to its unique diet. While it has powerful claws for its size, unlike other termite predators, it can’t tear apart tough termite mounds. Instead, it relies on its incredible sense of smell to find termite galleries, targeting them while termites are active—during the day! As climate extremes worsen, the numbat faces increased vulnerability to heatwaves during critical foraging times. To help conserve this species long-term, we’re conducting key research to understand the impacts of climate change on its survival. Learn more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ghPb25Xm 📹 A Ross/AWC #Numbat #AWC #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Endangered #WildlifeConservation

Heavy as a Kent pumpkin (3.6kg), King Kong is as chunky as he is content in his new desert home. 🦍😎 And he's not the only one thriving... Our team have spent over 600 hours tracking Newhaven's reintroduced Brushtail possum posse, gathering crucial data on survival, shelter, and travel. It's good news so far! During the first six weeks of monitoring, 376 daytime shelters were identified, with tree hollows and rocky crevices topping the list of possum real estate. The possum with the greatest taste, Koala, journeyed 25km from her release site, visiting our sanctuary manager's veggie garden before being returned to the feral predator-proof area Thankfully, not all possums are as interested in pulling up roots—many are happily putting them down, with some already raising healthy young within the predator proof fence. It’s a huge milestone for a species once locally extinct and a hopeful sign for their future. 📸 T Henderson, S Mulvena, S Runciman, E Fitzsimmons / AWC 🎞️ King Kong 1933 movie poster edited for parody to show possum King Kong #AWC #AustralianWildlife #WildlifeConservation #ConservationWin #PossumMagic #Possum

Meet AWC's Top Mulgaras of 2024! In no particular order: 1. MULGARA 2. MULGARA 3. MULGARA 4. MULGARA 5. MULGARA 6. MULGARA 7. MULGARA 8. MULGARA 9. MULGARA 📸🖊 T Henderson, E Gearing, C Sowden, M Geddes/AWC 📍 Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (Ngalia-Warlpiri/Luritja Country), where AWC protects a thriving population of mulgaras within our 9,450 hectare feral predator-proof fence. #AWC #Ferocious #Mulgara #WildOz #2023 #Dasyurid #Marsupial #Carnivore #WildlifePhotography #AustralianWildlife #Newhaven

Lights, camera, action! 🎬 AWC’s Dr Alexandra Ross and Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary will feature in an episode of ABC iView's new series ‘Eat the Invaders’. Hosted by Tony Armstrong, the series delves into the impacts of invasive plants and animals 🐈 on Australia’s unique biodiversity – a topic we are VERY passionate about. Catch us in episode five, airing on 4 February. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gyvRY2hF 📸 Eat the Invaders – Supplied by Closer Productions, A Knott #AWC #AustralianWildlife #Yookamurra #EatTheInvader #FeralAnimals #CloserProductions

First day back at work? Feel like you're pushing a rock up a hill? This Northern Quoll feels your struggle... (Though his face is likely more smiley than yours) 📸 Northern Quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) at Charnley River-Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary (WA), where our active conservation programs protect endangered and declining species. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gNRVpVkn #AWC #AustralianWildlife #NorthernQuoll #ThreatenedSpecies #Conservation #WA

"Give me wink” “Look cute” “Now turn and flick your fur” 💁 Central Australia’s Black-footed Rock-wallabies caught striking poses for our survey cameras 📸 These adorable snaps were part of hundreds captured by monitoring cameras deployed at Ngalurrtju to track the species' distribution across the remote desert landscape. 75 cameras were set up across 15 quartzite hills and ranges sites, supplying our teams with a plethora of data to inform our science-led programs. #AWC #AustralianWildlife #Science #Surveys #Conservation #RockWallaby #CentralAustralia