Karakamia Sanctuary - Conservation Programs
Visitor's programs – Karakamia Sanctuary
On-ground conservation programs are well established at Karakamia Sanctuary, having been implemented over the past 10 years, with considerable support from its donors. AWC’s key management priorities at Karakamia Sanctuary include:
- A major mammal reintroduction program, with translocations of surplus fauna to bolster local declining populations;
- Implementation of a fox, feral cat and rabbit control program ;
- Development and implementation of a fire management strategy with the restoration of biodiversity as the primary objective;
- Rehabilitation of degraded areas;
- Weed control, particularly preventing reinvasion;
- The development and implementation of dieback control;
- Long-term biological surveys to monitor changes in flora and fauna distribution and abundance.
WA Natural Resource Management Grant Projects completed in the South West Region
Karakamia is a haven for threatened wildlife, particularly the critically endangered Woylie (Bettongia penicillata), whose numbers have crashed throughout southern Australia. The population at Karakamia is the only population of Woylies not currently in decline in the South West. An eight foot high electric fence has excluded feral predators like foxes and cats from Karakamia since 1994, allowing native animals to thrive inside. In 2010, this vital barrier was upgraded with support from the State NRM Program, ensuring the continued protection of the Woylie and other wildlife at Karakamia into the future.AWC is grateful for the funding support of the WA State NRM grant.