By Amy Bailey | Regional Coordinator
Conservation Volunteers Australia in partnership with Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary have spent the last 12 months building a large retirement village for the aging Tasmanian devil population. This enclosure will see up to 25 devils, who previously participated in breeding programs, housed for the remainder of their marsupial days! These senior citizens have contributed towards increasing healthy devil populations and in turn securing a future for their species. We thought it was only fair to provide them with a safe and disease free future.
The enclosure itself is now complete and includes natural and native habitat, isolation/segregation areas, common sniffing platforms, digging mounds and sleeping facilities – everything a devil could want! Steve Bailey, the State Manager of Conservation Volunteers Australia in Hobart, said “What an impressive structure this is, built from such a wide range of materials. It is a fine example of what can be achieved through great leadership and teamwork.”
Conservation Volunteers Australia and Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary would like to thank everyone who has been involved in helping this unique species. There have been significant contributions at various levels such as; over 50 people volunteering their time to assist in the construction of the enclosure, financial donations and material donations for the equipment needed and promotion of this worthy project. A local volunteer who has provided a great deal of assistance said “I am very excited to see the enclosure so close to completion and it will be very heart-warming to see the devils released.”
The next task is to install water facilities. Irrigation systems and drinking facilities are essential for the devils inhabiting the ‘retirement village’. We need your help to implement this utility and see devils on the ‘waiting list’ released into this terrific enclosure to begin their lives of leisure. Financial contributions, big or small, will help to secure irrigation materials for the enclosure. We will also continue maintaining the enclosure to keep predators away, and we are planning more projects to protect Tasmanian Devils with your support.
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