Welcome to Arid Recovery
We manage a 123 square km wildlife reserve in the arid north of South Australia. Wildlife are protected across the Reserve using 80 kilometres of fencing that excludes feral cats, foxes and rabbits. As a not-for-profit conservation organisation we are committed to restoring native wildlife both within our Reserve and across the vast arid zone.
Arid Recovery was established in 1997 as a partnership between industry, government, research and the community. The Reserve is divided into six paddocks, each with a unique history and purpose.
The Reserve is divided into six paddocks, each with a unique history and purpose.We have completely removed feral cats, foxes and rabbits from the 60 km² core conservation zone. Here, we protect five threatened mammal species that have otherwise been decimated by feral animals across the rest of the country.
Saving species through science.
As Australia's largest predator-proof fenced reserve, we recognise that conservation fencing is only an interim solution to saving Australian mammals that are vulnerable to cat and fox predation. For this reason, we have dedicated the remaining 67 km²; of the Reserve to developing the science that may one day allow vulnerable animals to survive alongside feral animals outside of fenced reserves.
In one of our paddocks, we have reintroduced feral cats in a controlled way and are training bilbies and bettongs to learn to co-exist with cats. In another paddock, we are investigating the relationship between native wildlife, feral animals and dingoes in a controlled experiment. We are pleased to see the first rays of hope that these approaches are working. Read more here and here.
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Year of the Quoll
12 Dec, 2018
Year of the Quoll – A reintroduction update
By Nathan Beerkens
2018 was a big year. After two years of trials and research ( ..
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Photo Gallery

Stick-nest Rat / Wopilkara
Stick-nest Rat / Wopilkara

Greater Bilby in burrow - Jasmine Vink
Greater Bilby in burrow - Jasmine Vink


Digging pitfall traps
Digging pitfall traps

Shield Shrimp
Shield Shrimp

Sunset - Dave Kovac
Sunset - Dave Kovac

Western Barred Bandicoot
Western Barred Bandicoot
Central Bearded Dragon
Central Bearded Dragon
Flowering Hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)
Flowering Hopbush (Dodonaea viscosa)

Western Quoll / Idnya / Chuditch - Kaarissa Harring-Harris
Western Quoll / Idnya / Chuditch - Kaarissa Harring-Harris

Woma Python
Woma Python
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Stripe-faced Dunnart
Stripe-faced Dunnart

Burrowing Bettong / Boodie
Burrowing Bettong / Boodie

Burrowing Bettong / Boodie joey
Burrowing Bettong / Boodie joey

Bilby
Bilby

Numbat
Numbat

Hilux on the Reserve
Hilux on the Reserve

Shield-snouted Brown Snake
Shield-snouted Brown Snake
Arid recovery is a conservation initiative supported by:


