Revegetation & Rehabilitation
Paruna Sanctuary
The majority of AWC’s sanctuaries are typically characterised by high quality vegetation and have suffered minimal land degradation. However, many of the areas have been subject to years of grazing pressure, and land clearing has often been conducted in discrete areas.
AWC staff, volunteers and local community members have assisted in replanting programs at Karakamia Sanctuary using local plant species. An area of Paruna Sanctuary that was historically grazed by stock has been successfully rehabilitated with the help of a Federal Government Natural Heritage Trust grant, and generous support from Green Corps volunteers and local community members.
The removal of stock from Faure Island Sanctuary, and from areas of Mornington and Mt Gibson Sanctuaries, has seen an almost immediate improvement in habitat quality. The successful reintroduction of threatened mammals to Faure Island, the preservation of one of the largest populations of the threatened Gouldian Finch at Mornington Station, and plans for the establishment of Mt Gibson Sanctuary as a demonstration site for integrated pest management, is testament to AWC’s commitment to active on-ground management for the conservation of Australia’s wildlife.
An example of this program can be found at the following AWC sanctuaries;