Threatened mainland fauna

Another leap forward for the South West Eastern Quoll Hub, with the completion of the Mt Sturgeon safe haven fence

Posted at 29 May 2023 at 15:12h in News, Mount Vandyke Restoration Reserve, Threatened mainland fauna by Mark Bachmann

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Members of the South West Eastern Quoll Hub gathered at Mt Sturgeon Station. Photo: Mark Bachmann On Tuesday 23rd May 2023, members of the South West Eastern Quoll Hub got together for another catch-up, this time at the Dunkeld Pastoral Co.'s Mt Sturgeon Station property, near...

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Mainland Forgotten Fauna Part 15: Eastern quoll insights from the mainland long ago

Posted at 27 Feb 2023 at 14:02h in News, Threatened mainland fauna by Mark Bachmann

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It has been a while since our last foray into the stories of forgotten mainland fauna (see part 14 here), but this month we are back with more interesting insights into the eastern quoll (or native cat as it was then known) on the mainland...

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Grey-headed flying foxes drop in for a feast in Warrnambool

Posted at 27 Feb 2023 at 13:31h in News, Species of the month, Threatened mainland fauna by Melissa Herpich

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In the dark of night, they announce their arrival with the leathery snap of their wings. Their wings span up to one metre! If you startle them accidentally, visions of Dracula may briefly flit through your head as they wheel through the sky. It’s that time...

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Ok boomer! Endangered bitterns are ‘booming’ in western Vic

Posted at 25 Jan 2023 at 13:02h in News, Threatened mainland fauna, Walker Swamp Restoration Reserve, Wetland Restoration by Melissa Herpich

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Recent wet conditions over spring and summer have resulted in a bumper year for records of the nationally endangered Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus), or 'boomer', known for its deep booming call. In fact, for the first time since restoration, a Bittern was detected in early...

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Southern Bent-wing Bat cave audit gets underway in South East SA

Posted at 25 Jan 2023 at 13:00h in News, Threatened mainland fauna by Rose Thompson

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Last year, the southern bent-wing bat took out the inaugural title of Australian Mammal of the Year after a fierce competition of public voting. This small insectivorous bat has a limited distribution in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia and western Victoria, and after...

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Nelson sees community-led action for the Southern Brown Bandicoot and other small native mammals

Posted at 02 Oct 2022 at 13:05h in News, Threatened mainland fauna, Volunteer, Weeds by Jonathan Tuck

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For the last 12 months, NGT’s bushcare crew has been working steadily away near the end of the Glenelg River at Nelson, on a DELWP-funded project tasked with battling invasive woody weeds.The key objective of the project is to help protect and improve key native...

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South West (Vic) Eastern Quoll Hub – first steps in an exciting new partnership

Posted at 23 Aug 2022 at 19:07h in News, Mount Vandyke Restoration Reserve, Threatened mainland fauna by Mark Bachmann

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In an exciting step towards Nature Glenelg Trust's long-term plan to return the Eastern Quoll into the forest surrounding Mt Vandyke, it is great to be able to share the news that we are partnering with the Dunkeld Pastoral Co Pty Ltd and Rhynie Pastoral...

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Conservation Fences Part 3: Bilbies in Queensland provide a fresh example of ‘leakiness’ of a predator proof fence, and explaining the ‘halo effect’

Posted at 27 Jan 2022 at 09:38h in News, Mount Vandyke Restoration Reserve, Threatened mainland fauna by Mark Bachmann

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The Greater Bilby (Queensland Government) Given the ongoing conversation we've been having about things like threatened mainland fauna, the new NGT project at Mt Vandyke and conservation fences, an interesting story from south-west Queensland late last year grabbed my attention.In this ABC News article, we heard...

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ABC article highlights the potential future role of Mt Vandyke in eastern quoll recovery

Posted at 23 Nov 2021 at 10:07h in News, Mount Vandyke Restoration Reserve, Threatened mainland fauna by Mark Bachmann

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A couple of months back, there was a fantastic little story on the ABC News website about Eastern Quolls in south-western Victoria. With so much other news to get through in recent months, we're finally managing to share it now! Eastern Quoll at the Dunkeld Pastoral...

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Mainland Forgotten Fauna Part 14: A fresh reminder of Eastern Quoll abundance in south-west Victoria in the 1800s

Posted at 22 Jul 2021 at 10:00h in Threatened mainland fauna, News by Mark Bachmann

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Further to the previous edition of "Forgotten Fauna", a fantastic paper by Rob Wallis (see below this blog) was recently published in the Victorian Naturalist, and provides some great insights by sharing a number of early recorded observations of eastern quolls in western Victoria. As...

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