Threatened Orchids

Posted at 19 Sep 2019 at 15:09h in Eared Worm Lizard Research Project, Fish conservation, Fleurieu Peninsula Swamps, Mount Burr Swamp Habitat Restoration Reserve, News, OBP Recovery, Southern Brown Bandicoot, Threatened mainland fauna, Threatened Orchids, Volunteer, Wetland Restoration by
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National Threatened Species Day is celebrated annually on the 7th September to commemorate the death of the last Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacine) in Hobart in 1936. Although the origin of National Threatened Species Day is sad and gloomy, it is a good time to reflect on...

Posted at 10 Oct 2018 at 11:31h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Species of the month, Threatened Orchid translocation, Threatened Orchids by
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The orchid flowering season is well upon us and the following photograph is of the Metallic Sun-orchid or Thelymitra epipactoides which is a nationally threatened orchid species. This photograph was taken at the translocation site in Desert Camp recently by one of our valued volunteers...

Posted at 14 Feb 2018 at 22:15h in Photo of the Month, Threatened flora Western Volcanic Plains, Threatened Orchids by
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Like many of the plant species remaining on the Victorian Volcanic Plain, the endangered Basalt Leek-orchid (Prasophyllum viretrum) is threatened by clearance, fragmentation and degradation of habitat. Despite this, it's hanging in at a handful of grassland sites near Warrnambool and can be seen flowering en...

Posted at 06 Aug 2016 at 19:31h in News, Restoring the Underrepresented Ecological Communities of the South East, Threatened Orchid translocation, Threatened Orchids by
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In recent threatened flora news we have two sub-projects of RUEC to talk about: Avenue Cassinia (Cassinia tegulata) and threatened orchids. Avenue Cassinia is a critically endangered shrub endemic to the area between Kingston SE, South Australia, and Edenhope, Victoria. There are only about 1200 known...

Posted at 23 Jul 2016 at 03:27h in Dwarf Galaxias, News, Threatened flora Western Volcanic Plains, Threatened Orchids by
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They're a few of the fascinating things to be found at our Maam Water Reserve project site, just out of Warrnambool! [caption id="attachment_15334" align="alignright" width="420"] Dwarf galaxias (Galaxiella pusillla) (image: M. Hammer)[/caption] Things have been steadily ticking along over the last few months at this small wetland reserve...