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The grant will enable Arid Recovery to progress with vital new projects.

Arid Recovery Awarded NRM Community Grant

Arid Recovery - Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Minister for Environment and Conservation, the Hon. Jay Weatherill MP announced Arid Recovery among the successful applicants of this highly competitive grant.  The $50,000 received will enable Arid Recovery to improve monitoring of reintroduced species such as greater bilbies and burrowing bettongs, and improve the genetic management of species such as the western barred bandicoot.  Community training sessions in areas such as feral animal control and threatened species monitoring has also been funded, as well as disseminating a decade's worth of arid zone research to various stakeholders in the form of information packs.  Community involvement plays a crucial role in successfully restoring Australia's arid zone. 

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Tim Gentle commented on 28-Jan-2010 11:12 AM

Congratulations about receiving the grant, I look forward to watching progress, Cheers Tim

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Good Signs For Translocated Bandicoots

Arid Recovery - Monday, December 14, 2009

The five recently translocated bandicoots (WBB's) from Faure Island, WA have settled into their new surroundings.



They are building their characteristic nests under leaf litter, actively exploring their specially designed release pen and all three females have pouch young.  The WBBs' will be provided with supplementary food and water over the next 12 months to promote breeding and once numbers have built up they will have access to the wider Arid Recovery Reserve.  These animals will provide vital genetic diversity for Arid Recovery's current population of WBBs which will hopefully lead to an increase in population size and aid in the national recovery of this threatened species.

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Matt commented on 29-Jan-2010 02:49 PM

Great stuff! How many of these guys in the reserve now? Thanks for your comment Matt. We will know more about numbers after March when we have checked numbers in the special release pen.

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