Sixty-one landholders have celebrated increased numbers of threatened species in the local area following their partnership with South West NRM and Leschenault Catchment Council to undertake onground feral animal control. Funded with the Australian Government’s Saving Native Species grant, the program aims to support Wellington National Park populations of endangered chuditch, quokka and western ringtail possum, species whose ongoing survival is threatened by introduced predators including foxes, feral cats and feral pigs.
Acting CEO Linda Metz said “It was the owners of these private properties which we sought to work with through this project, targeting introduced predators roaming on their land that were beyond the reach of Western Shield but likely to still be entering the National Park to prey on native wildlife.”
“While introduced predator control within the National Park is undertaken by the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) through the Western Shield Program, beyond the park boundaries where privately-owned properties are located, the threat of these predators often remains.”
Read the media release and the Landholder booklet.
