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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