The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife is backing a pioneering project that employs sound to protect threatened fauna along the NSW coast.
By using automated electronic acoustic monitoring devices (AEAMD), scientists can record the unique calls of threatened species at Barren Grounds, Budderoo, Jervis Bay and Nadgee.
The calls allow scientists to locate where the fauna are and determine how prevalent they are in the areas they live.
Specifically, the scientists are keeping an ear out for endangered frogs and rare birds including Ground Parrots, the Eastern Bristlebird and Bush Stone-curlew.
The acoustic monitoring software that identifies the calls and allows them be triangulated to get an exact GPS fix on the location of the call is a world-first. The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife is proud to be behind this project. This monitoring is currently funded through private donations from Foundation supporters. However, we gratefully accept donations to continue the project.
