You gotta be in it to win and you wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity of winning this one! Arid Recovery have launched their Annual Trapping Competition, open to anyone and everyone. The prize you ask? Getting up close and personal with some very cute threatened species.
Arid Recovery are offering two lucky people the chance to take part in an evening of annual trapping. Starting at 5pm they will be taken out to the reserve where they will have the opportunity to get hands on with some of the critters caught that day, including stripe- faced dunnarts, hopping mice and small geckoes.
Once the animals have been released you will be treated to a BBQ dinner whilst enjoying one of the beautiful desert sunsets Roxby Downs has to offer. The night then continues with bilby netting, an exciting task where winners will have the chance to meet one of Australia’s flagship threatened species.
“Bilby netting has proven to be an effective method to capture trap- shy bilbies,” explains Arid Recovery ecologist Helen Crisp. “As the name suggests it involves chasing after bilbies without much more than a hand net and spotlight, which can make for an eventful night.”
The two winners will be drawn on Saturday 18th of February at the Roxby Downs Market day at 11am, live on RoxFM. Participants will need to be available on Tuesday 21st from 5:00pm onwards for the prize evening. Entry forms can be found at the bottom of this blog and emailed through to volunteer@aridrecovery.org.au or dropped into the Arid Recovery office. Entry forms are also available from the Roxby Downs Visitor Information Centre and RoxFM.
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