Latest conservation news from the field

Welcome to May and the fast-approaching mid-year mark for 2024. This month, we are pleased to share with you the latest edition of our free conservation magazine Wildlife Matters.

As you'll read in the stories below, you are helping Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) to expand our efforts and provide a future for Australia’s biodiversity across our sanctuaries and partnership areas.  

With your ongoing support and through large-scale feral predator control, the deployment of cutting-edge technologies, and ambitious reintroduction and biodiversity monitoring programs, we can stand between threatened species and extinction.

We hope you enjoy reading these stories, highlighting the scale of AWC’s land management, science and research programs, and providing insight into the skill and dedication of AWC's team on the ground.

Scroll down to find out more.

The feral catastrophe

Cats and foxes are the primary cause of continuing native mammal decline and extinctions. For more than 30 years, AWC has been leading efforts to conserve native wildlife threatened by these introduced predators. Read more.

A bird in the hand

Long-term monitoring of bird populations makes an important contribution to AWC’s efforts to understand the ecosystems we manage and to monitor their health through time. Read more.

Waulinbakh Wildlife Sanctuary

Once called Gorton Forest Sanctuary, Waulinbakh is the Gathang name for ‘Grey Gum Place’. Over the past 12 months, AWC has kickstarted the delivery of foundational conservation science and land management programs. Read more.

Partners in conservation

Eight years ago, AWC and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service signed a ground-breaking agreement that would become a blueprint for partnerships within Australia’s wider conservation community. Read more.

Spotlight on bandicoots

Bandicoots are some of Australia’s best gardeners and have been taking care of our soil for almost thirty million years. AWC is protecting bandicoots through effective land management and restoring the species to their former range. Read more.

The next generation of conservation leaders

A group of AWC’s leaders travelled to Zimbabwe to take part in a training initiative which is nurturing a generation of effective conservationists. Read more.

Care and commitment to Country

Over the past three years, the Ngalurrtju partnership has made remarkable progress, as a strong team of land management officers, ecologists, and Ngalurrtju Rangers implement large-scale land management and science programs. Read more.

From bytes to biodiversity

Technological innovation is rapidly changing the way that AWC’s team is working and delivering conservation outcomes. From advanced acoustic monitors to ground-penetrating radar, technology is improving our ability to monitor species in remote and rugged landscapes. Read more.

A joey in the pouch

In May last year, after an absence of 20 years, Northern Bettongs were returned to AWC’s Mt Zero–Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary. Now, joeys and new recruits indicate we are on our way to re-establishing a secure population. Read more.

Thank you from the entire AWC team!

AWC operates at scale, influencing, managing or working in partnership to deliver effective conservation across vast and varied sanctuaries and partnership areas across the country. This rigorous, science-informed approach is delivering extraordinary outcomes for wildlife and wild places across Australia; however, our efforts must be accelerated to protect Australia's wildlife. With your support, we can stand between threatened species and extinction. 

If you're thinking of making a tax-deductible gift this financial year, please consider donating before 30 June to one of the projects featured in this edition of Wildlife Matters. You are helping AWC invest in science and emerging technologies, to collaborate, to educate, and to rewild Australia’s landscape.  Every gift is greatly appreciated.  

On behalf of the AWC team across the country, thank you for your generous support.