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Gunduwa Regional Conservation Association
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The Gunduwa Regional Conservation Association is a community-based biodiversity conservation and sustainability initiative supporting on-ground conservation projects in the Gunduwa region of mid-western Australia.
'Gunduwa' = echidna #BadimiaCountry
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This cutie is a southern shovel-nosed snake (Brachyurophis semifasciatus), another snake species we caught during a pitfall trapping survey at AWC's Paruna Sanctuary last week. Apparently, they feed primarily on the eggs of other reptiles 🥚.
#WildOz
A small snake is held carefully in a gloved hand. The snake is red-orange with a pale underside and black bands on its back, all the way to its face. Its head is an unusual pointed shape.
November 20, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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Funding available
The Gunduwa Regional Conservation Association welcomes applications for funding to conduct biodiversity conservation & sustainability projects in the Gunduwa region.
For more details, visit the GRCA website, and download the GRCA 2024–30 Prospectus: gunduwa.org.au/gunduwa-pros...
November 21, 2024 at 5:21 AM
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'Possum magic at Charles Darwin Reserve'
Another recent good news story about biodiversity in the Gunduwa region:
"Relocated brushtail possum caught on camera signals landscape-scale conservation success"
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02...
Brushtail possums have not lived in this part of Australia for almost 100 years, but now they are back
Locally extinct from Western Australia's northern Wheatbelt for almost a century, a brushtail possum has been photographed out and about, signalling a landscape-scale conservation success.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2024 at 7:54 AM
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A recent 'good news' story about biodiversity in the Gunduwa region:
"Research trip uncovers 24 new species on Barnabinmah Station near Yalgoo, WA"
www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01...
Research trip uncovers 24 new animal species in WA's remote Midwest
The southern shovel-nosed snake and spotted military dragon are among the species found in the area for the first time.
www.abc.net.au
November 20, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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The Gunduwa region is in the transitional zone between the Southwest Australia Biodiversity Hotspot and the more semi-arid interior of the continent. But it's a hotspot in itself, within the centre of endemism for acacias, and home for a plethora of rare & endangered species.
#BadimiaCountry
pezoporus.bsky.social Rob Davis @pezoporus.bsky.social · Nov 10
A recent wildflower trip to the agricultural region near home turned up these stunning feather flowers (Verticordia). Usually flowering en masse in spring, there are over 100 species with all but 2 found in south-western Western Australia.
November 20, 2024 at 7:23 AM
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We had our first decent dump of rain in a while at Mt Gibson last night, which means the frogs are back out and about in abundance.
At this time of year, the chorus seems to be dominated by the Shoemaker's Frog (Neobatrachus sutor; left) and the Wheatbelt Frog (N. kunapalari; right).
#WildOz
A small, round frog sits on wet ground with a puddle behind it. It's underside and limbs are pale, while its back is greenish-yellow with brown splotches. It has large, round eyes with enormous pupils, giving the sense there are very few thoughts inside its head. A green and yellow splotched frog lies flattened in a patch of brown running water. It has very large, round eyes with enormous pupils.
November 20, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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Fabulous to see more chuditch being translocated into the Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary by one of our long-standing partners: the Australian Wildlife Conservancy.
#BadimiaCountry
robinssci.bsky.social Robin Sinclair @robinssci.bsky.social · Nov 17
ICYMI: Last Friday we conducted the final planned release of Chuditch (AKA Western Quolls) at AWC'S Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary as part of our reintroduction. We now begin the hard work of tracking some of them as they settle in their new homes.
www.australianwildlife.org/wheatbelt-we...
Final cohort of quolls arrive in groundbreaking conservation project
Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has reached a milestone in a decade-long, ambitious Mammal Restoration Project at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary.
www.australianwildlife.org
November 20, 2024 at 7:18 AM
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Hot off the press! Check out the new 2024-30 Prospectus for the Gunduwa Regional Conservation Association. An essential document when applying for our funding.
Download the Prospectus from here:
gunduwa.org.au/gunduwa-pros...
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 AM
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We're live. Fabulous to be back among friends at Bluesky. For those not familiar with Gunduwa, we're a community-based biodiversity conservation & sustainability initiative in mid-western Australia (#BadimiaCountry).
Please feel free to check us out on our website:
gunduwa.org.au
November 20, 2024 at 7:09 AM