Help us count Western Ringtail Possums! Nature Conservation is once again conducting the Spring Possum Tally and needs the help of community to identify where Western ringtail possums live in and around Margaret River. The Spring Possum Tally is conducted every year and provides vital information to help conserve...
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The critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum and Aboriginal cultural heritage were the topics of conversation at Bunbury TAFE’s Cultural and Market Day last week. Dozens of students, teachers and community members spoke to SWCC’s Threatened Species Project Manager Jaya Vaughan about how common the species is in urban areas...
Turning the tide of extinction
With more mammal and bird species threatened with extinction than ever before in Australia’s South West region, the South West Catchments Council (SWCC) has begun a new five-year conservation project to reverse this trend. SWCC’s recently published South West Environmental Snapshot reported a 22% increase in the number of...
Back to school for possums
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FAWNA Media Release – 15 February 2019 Rehabilitated Western Ringtail Possums will soon enrol for “Finishing School” prior to their release into the wild thanks to a new five-year collaborative research project. From June 2019, the organisation Fostering and Assistance for Wildlife Needing Aid (FAWNA) will work with the...
Possum-friendly properties
The South West Catchments Council has launched an education campaign to help residents live harmoniously with possums and make their gardens safer for possums to play. Creating a possum-friendly garden with peppermint trees is one way residents can help protect the critically endangered western ringtail possum. Due to habitat...
Clever Cockies and Priceless Possums Workshop
Calling all budding citizen scientists! SWCC, BirdLife WA and University of Queensland are looking for volunteers to contribute to science-based conservation of black cockatoos and possums, including the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum. Join our workshop to learn more about participating in BirdLife’s Great Cocky Count event (7 April...
Citizen science alive in Bunbury
More than 60 budding citizen scientists from Bunbury and beyond discussed black cockatoo and possum conservation strategies at a SWCC workshop in Gelorup this week. The crowd heard BirdLife WA Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo Project Coordinator Adam Peck explain why black cockatoos are threatened and why the Great Cocky Count...
Living with Possums – Bunbury
Come along to the Leschenault Catchment Council’s Living with Possums info night to hear about several Western Ringtail Possum conservation projects happening in the region, and learn what you can do to help the plight of these beautiful critically endangered creatures. There will be an exclusive book launch too!...
Build Your Own Possum Drey
WHERE: Leschenault Community Nursery, 1 Johnston Road, Vittoria WHEN: 10am – midday COST: $10 per drey builder RSVP: Essential by 20 March, [email protected] Do you want to help the critically endangered western ringtail possum? Join the Leschenault Catchment Council for a hands-on workshop to learn how to build a...
Augusta Possum Nightstalk
Join Nature Conservation Margaret River Region for a family-friendly guided possum nightstalk. Learn about the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum and explore the river foreshore of Augusta by torchlight. WHERE: Meet corner Albany Tce and Turners Caravan Park, by the river foreshore Augusta. BRING: Headtorch and warm clothing. RSVP:...
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