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...
While the Mt Vandyke land purchase fundraiser is already in full swing (click here to see the latest update), I am now pleased to report that (as of last week) NGT's project team - led by our ecological experts Leah Kemp and Rose Thompson -...
For any readers who have previously completed the stretch of the Great South West Walk through the Cobboboonee forest, you might recall that not long after you leave the Fitzroy Camp, a small in-lying parcel of private farmland suddenly appears, situated on a volcanic peak...
On two occasions since NGT began back in 2012, we have asked our wonderful supporters to chip in towards important land purchases - successfully contributing to the creation of two of our Reserves - Mt Burr Swamp in 2016 and Walker Swamp in 2018.Our third...
Keep an eye out for the NGT Newsletter in April or May, when you will hear all about our latest restoration initiative and your chance to be part of creating NGT's 8th Restoration Reserve. This exciting new project is our soon to be announced 'end...
We've been exploring the issue of forgotten fauna on the Australian mainland for some time, and thanks to a recent documentary on the ABC, we can now get an incredibly intimate understanding of what life is like for one of these long-forgotten, now extinct mainland...
It was a great privilege to recently participate in an online seminar to kick off the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration, hosted by Landcare Tasmania. The event was live streamed, but due to some technical difficulties not everyone who registered was able to able to...
I had moments of doubt when I wondered if this day would ever come...
It has been a little while since the last Mainland Forgotten Fauna instalment - Part 11 - where we looked back at the time when the stony rises of western Victoria were teeming with quolls.Eastern Barred Bandicoot - Parameles gunnii.This was also an era when western...
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate to participate in a DELWP-hosted discussion about the future of quolls in Victoria. The discussion was prompted by several Indigenous groups around the state who are concerned about the loss of quoll species - and our native predators...
