Wilderlands’ Post

Friday fun amongst the ferns (and leeches) at our Crowes Lookout project in the Otways, Victoria. Home to three globally significant and IUCN Red Listed species including the carnivorous Otway Black Snail which is considered endangered as well as the Gang-Gang Cockatoo and one of Australia’s most iconic creatures the Koala which are both listed as vulnerable and can be heard making calls overhead. The undergrowth of this property is incredibly dense and provides habitat for many native mammal species including the Long-nosed Bandicoot which was discovered on one of the remote cameras in the project area, whilst rare and endangered species such as the Long-nosed Potoroo, Broad-toothed Rat and Spot-tailed Quoll have all been recorded nearby. This pristine forest is truly spectacular and offers a diverse array of biodiversity, including the Southern Blue-gum and Messmate Stringybark, as well as being home to the tallest flowering tree species in the world, the Mountain Ash. Mountain Ash forests maintain the densest reserves of carbon dioxide of any eco-type on Earth; with forests of this type commonly storing 30 times more Carbon dioxide than other vegetation types, this means their protection is all the more significant. Located 170 kilometres south-west of Melbourne near the scenic town of Lavers Hill in the Otway Ranges, these wet forests and their associated gullies provide very significant drought refuges – areas in the landscape that provide permanent moist conditions for plants and animals to survive during drying conditions. Learn more about the Crowes Lookout project and connect with our team to discover how you can help protect the precious biodiversity of this property today. 🌳 | https://lnkd.in/gN5FuNxV Connect with the Wilderlands team. Ash Knop, Deanna Marshall, Paul Dettmann, Heath Evans, Nopera Whitley, Cody Rees