By Stephen Newbey. SWCC and Birdlife Australia recently ran two ran two cockatoo training workshops, one in conjunction with Katanning Landcare, and the other with Blackwood Basin Group. The training included: How to identify potential cockatoo nesting sites; Survey methods of nesting sites; How to use ‘Cocky Cam’ to...
Keeping fallen trees, branches and debris in your bushland or on your property is important for many animals. Fallen trees in particular that have a hollow are utilised by many types of animals such as insects, reptiles, mammals and birds. They provide shelter or a home for many species...
Community members across the South West Catchments Council (SWCC) region have recently contributed more than 150 sightings of black cockatoos, including the endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo, to an online survey aimed at understanding the habitat these birds are using across the region. Prior to this survey, there were only two...
A successful trial demonstrating that Felixer™ cat grooming traps are safe to deploy around numbats means that effective control of feral cats in the state’s South West is potentially a step closer. The Felixer™ grooming trap is a new high-tech cat trap, developed in South Australia, that uses a...
South West Catchments Council (SWCC), together with their regional partners are conducting a survey to gain knowledge on where Carnaby’s Cockatoos are located in the South West. Information gathered from the survey will be used to guide on-ground activities to improve the nesting success of the species through the...
This survey has now ended. Cat and dog owners in the Bunbury region are being asked to contribute to a study about pet ownership. The South West Catchments Council (SWCC) are conducting a survey of residents in the Greater Bunbury Region who own cats, dogs, or both. The aim...
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In a WA first, drones are being used to monitor western ringtail possums that have been released in the South West after being rehabilitated in a unique ‘finishing school’ environment. South West Catchments Council, together with F.A.W.N.A, the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions and the University of Western...
A new app is available for citizen scientists to help monitor native wildlife in Australian cities and towns. The CAUL Urban Wildlife App can be used to record sightings of possums, gliders, butterflies, frogs, and flying foxes. Users from all states and territories in Australia can participate. The data you record about the...
A pre-release facility or ‘Possum Finishing School’ for rehabilitated possums developed near Capel has begun to welcome its first students. The Possum Finishing School is part of a joint research project involving the South West Catchments Council (SWCC), Fostering and Assistance for Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA), The University of...
Keep your pets inside at night….so possums feel safe to forage, feed and thrive Article by Nicole Lincoln, GeoCatch Possums have graced pavements across the City of Busselton this year in the form of spray chalk cartoons carrying the ‘Pets away, Possums play’ message. The cartoons have been spotted...
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