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December 2011

20^th	Wildlife Matters - Summer 2011/12 edition now available (2.3 MB) AWC's Summer 2011/12 edition of Wildlife Matters is now available.
13^th	Numbats translocated to AWC's Scotia Sanctuary in NSW from Perth Zoo 13 Numbats bred at Perth Zoo translocated on Tuesday 13 December to AWC's Scotia Sanctuary in western NSW.
3^rd	AWC's Artesian Range featured in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on 3 December AWC's Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary featured in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Saturday 3 December.

November 2011

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AWC's Christmas Appeal now available online
Give a tax-deductible e-gift that makes a real difference this Christmas.

October 2011

13^th	Pungalina-Seven Emu: 80 km of the Calvert River cleared of prickle bush Parkinsonia is a prickly invasive bush from Africa that is now widespread throughout northern Australia and threatens many ecosystems. On Pungalina-Seven Emu, AWC is working to prevent the spread of this weed with the eventual aim of removing it entirely from the Calvert River Catchment.
11^th	Kimberley sanctuaries weed control A team of AWC staff and 12 members of the Tirralintji and Yulumbu indigenous communities have recently conducted two large scale weed control projects in the central Kimberley, building on previous work in and around Mornington Sanctuary.

July 2011

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AWC's work at Kalamurina to feature on Channel 7, Sunday Night
Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary is currently witness to one of Australia's greatest natural spectacles...

May 2011

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ENDANGERED MAMMALS AIRLIFTED TO NEW REFUGE
In an historic cross-border operation led by scientists at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC), 39 endangered Greater Stick-nest Rats have been airlifted from a remote island off the South Australian coast to their new home at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, about 350 kilometres north-east of Perth.

February 2011

4^th	AWC wins Givewell 2010 Best Practice Not-for-Profit Award Australian Wildlife Conservancy has won the prestigious 2010 Givewell "Best Practice Not-for-Profit Award".