By Tricia Curtis | Wild Futures Team
We are in the midst of a flurry of exciting and essential construction activities, as volunteers work together to erect the new exclosure fencing (an area from which unwanted animals are excluded!) as part of the ‘Marginal to Mainstream’ program. As this program gains momentum, we are in the process of trialling different methods for the re-establishing of vital native grasses, crucial to native wildlife, and in particular our little friend the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat.
What’s really exciting is the duplication of this exclosure is also being constructed on our neighbouring property Moorunde, owned by the Natural History Society of South Australia. This property is also being preserved for the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat and its habitat - so we are overjoyed that we are working in partnership on this critical project.
Dr Elisa Sparrow is working with Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA) to deliver this project on both sanctuaries for the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat, and has been tremendously impressed with the progress of the project, “Working with volunteers from CVA, who are so passionate about what they are doing - is inspiring. This is hard work; digging holes in pure limestone to put the fence in, but nothing seems to faze these guys! They have a drive to support this special animal, so it seems there is no stopping them!”
Word is out about this trial at Brookfield, and we have had interest from the media, wanting to pass on the details to their listeners. To have Global Giving supporters providing these opportunities is essential to attracting additional support from other areas. And of course, the ultimate winners are the Wombats, and they give everyone a big ‘two paws up!’
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