Today, 7 February marks four years since the devastating fires of Black Saturday. Today, we paused to remember the victims of the fires – human and animal – and to give those left behind strength to carry on. You may remember that we published a book to help the animal victims of the fires – […]
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The endangered Leadbeater’s Possum has received a much-needed boost with the completion of our Project and the creation of these badges. As part of our Black Saturday projects, the Leadbeater’s Possum Project involved creating awareness and publicity for this amazing little Victorian creature. This snapshot of our badge – on cards with the title ‘Help
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The man who rediscovered the Leadbeater’s Possum in 1961 after it was declared extinct for more than 50 years was honoured in a ceremony in 2011 at the Melbourne Museum exactly 50 years after its rediscovery. Eric Wilkinson was a 22-year-old assistant to the curator of fossils at the Melbourne Museum at the time of
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Animal rescue efforts after bushfires will be bolstered following the presentation of a project by the Adore Animals Foundation to Australian Animal Rescue, aptly called Project Bushfire Readiness. Australian Animal Rescue, an organisation created from the rescue efforts of Black Saturday, has been presented with the latest in GPS navigation technology, hand-held radios and DSE
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The last article in our Endangered Species series is dedicated to the Barred Galaxias, an extremely rare, threatened fish. Pre-Black Saturday it existed in the small stream at Gallipoli Park in the heart of Marysville and now its future in this town is unknown. Discovered in 1998 at this Marysville stream, from a population of
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This is the third article in our four-part series on Endangered Species in the Black Saturday bushfire area. Smoky Mouse The endangered Smoky Mouse is rare for a number of reasons. They are fussy about both their food and their habitat, feed on truffles and prefer ridge sites with specific soil and diverse heath vegetation.
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This is the second part of our four-part series on Endangered Species in the Black Saturday bushfire area. Broad-toothed Rat Endangered Australian native ‘guinea-pig’ in appearance and character, the Broad-toothed Rat is a tubby, compact rodent, chubby-cheeked, with a short, wide face and ears, and long, dense, fine fur. The tail is shorter than the
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Australia has one of the highest rates of mammal extinction in the world, and since Black Saturday, more animals are under threat. The area where Black Saturday happened provided natural habitat for many species, and sadly, many are more threatened and endangered due to destruction of their habitat. This series of Endangered Species articles will
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Australia has one of the highest rates of mammal extinction in the world, and one species, once thought to be extinct, is now under threat again and is the focus of our second Black Saturday bushfire project. The Leadbeater’s Possum is Victoria’s state faunal emblem and is endemic to Victoria. Unsighted for more than 50
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Nigel Williamson has been rescuing companion animals and wildlife from precarious situations for nearly 25 years. Faced with trying to rescue of hundreds of animals injured and dying from the Black Saturday bushfires, he needed every ounce of this experience and more. Hands-on at the coal face, Nigel and his volunteer team from Nigel’s Rescue
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