Project partners: FNPW & Parks Australia
Project focus: Threatened Species
The Ark now has a nursery Phillip Island is considered an ‘ark’ for threatened species conservation. With FNPW’s support, it’s goal is to become the benchmark for habitat rehabilitation and translocation of the endangered Norfolk Island Green Parrot. In 2013 and 2015 FNPW proudly funded the Green Parrot Assisted Breeding Project with Parks Australia. The project initiated an extensive effort to save the Norfolk Island Green Parrot from extin.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW
Project focus: Environment education
You might have received a call from a Backyard Buddies' telemarketer. They sell soft toys and take donations to raise funds for the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife. But did you know that Backyard Buddies is also FNPW's environmental education program? We say: Backyard Buddies are the native plants and animals that share our built-up areas, waterways, backyards and parks. Backyard Buddies are also the people who valu.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Redland City Council
Project focus: Threatened Species
Over 140 volunteers plant over 3200 seedlings including 300 koala food source trees across 3 parklands at 5 events in 4 months thanks to the supporters of FNPW’s Plant a Tree for Me initiative. Listed as ‘vulnerable’ the Koala Coast Koala is one of Australia’s most significant koala populations. However, living in this urban environment has taken its toll. Since 1996 Koala numbers have declined by 80% due to habitat loss and f.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Project focus: Threatened Species
Thanks to your support, the endangered Southern Brown Bandicoots of Kangaroo Island are the focus of increased conservation efforts. Research provides the knowledge required to help this endangered species recover. The local community is encouraged help through collecting citizen science observations, and participating in small mammal surveys. Before this project, the Southern Brown Bandicoot was thought to be in decline. Now they have the co.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Project focus: Cultural heritage
To showcase the oldest building in Sydney's Sutherland Shire, FNPW and our supporters provided $15,000 in funding to create information panels for visitors and to improve walking track access to the site at the surrounding Royal National Park. Ex-convict, Charles Gogerly lived in the cottage from 1853 which is where the name Gogerly's Cottage comes from. The house itself is believed to have been built prior to 1840. The cottage is an impressi.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Devil Ark
Project focus: Threatened Species
Thanks to your support, endangered Tasmanian Devils are being returned from the brink of extinction through captive breeding efforts on the Australian mainland, where there is no risk of infection from diseased wild devils. It's estimated that there are less than 10% of Tasmanian Devils left in the wild, due to the transmissible Devil Facial Tumour Disease. Before, Tasmanian Devils were facing extinction. Now, a viable, stable insurance populatio.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Parks Australia: Christmas Island National Park
Project focus: Threatened Species
Thanks to your support, reptile species only found on Christmas Island are being saved from extinction through a captive breeding program established in 2009. Since then, FNPW and our supporters have funded two projects in 2013 and 2015 to house the growing reptile populations. The building of a new reptile housing facility and the construction of eight predator-proof enclosures on the island, funded by a FNPW grant in 2013. The facil.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Project focus: Threatened Species
Thanks to your support, the breeding colony of Little Penguins on the NSW mainland will be better protected from foxes. The purchase of motion sensing cameras, a thermal camera, fox-deterrent lighting and nest boxes will help this endangered population recover after a vicious fox attack in 2015 killed 27 penguins. The local community rallied to support this important work, donating $20,000 to FNPW's crowdfunding campaign to fox-proof the Manly Pe.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Rainforest Rescue
Project focus: Threatened Species
Thanks to your support, funding burdens to feed and care for three sick and injured orphan Cassowary chicks for at least three months were lifted. This allowed the only Cassowary rehabilitation centre to remain open. Southern Cassowaries are endangered and as few as 2,000 remain in the wild. Encroaching development means that cassowaries are more frequently the victims of car strikes, dog attacks, and diseases, and orphaned chicks can starve... READ MORE
Project partners: National Parks Nationwide
Project focus: Parks for people
Healthy Parks, Healthy People is a global movement that recognises the fundamental connections between human health and environmental health. Growing scientific evidence and generations of traditional knowledge show that spending time in nature is good for our mind, body and soul. Contact with nature is critical for our physical, mental, social and spiritual health. It has positive effects on our ability to concentrate, learn, solve problems .. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & University of Western Sydney
Project focus: Threatened Species
Thanks to your support, Koalas translocated to new habitats will have better survival rates, due to research into inoculants. These inoculants aim to provide Koalas with the unique gut microbes needed to digest the different defensive chemicals of eucalypts in their new areas. Before this research, over one third of koalas died within twelve months of relocation. Now, the search is underway for an inoculant to help koalas adapt to changed die.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & WA Department of Parks and Wildlife
Project focus: Environment education
Thanks to your support, visitors will gain a better understanding of the natural and cultural values of the Swan and Canning rivers. An interpretation facility will be built in the Swan Canning Riverpark, with signage, art and multimedia to tell the stories of the area and particularly of its Aboriginal heritage. Before, the significant heritage of this area were not communicated to visitors. Now, its stories will be shared and increase the richn.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Project focus: Environment education
Thanks to your support, the mysteries of a rare, newly discovered moth are being uncovered and the community are being engaged in conservation at the same time. Before, the community's awareness of the value of insects was low. Now, light will be shed on the newly discovered Enigma Moth and it will raise awareness in the Kangaroo Island Community about the importance of insects in their local environment. .. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Redland City Council
Project focus: Land & water conservation
Thanks to your support, koala habitat in Redlands is increasing through community tree plantings. The plantings extend corridors within which koalas can safely travel, feed, find mates, and raise their young. Community ownership is encouraged as locals are invited to plant trees and learn about koalas. Before the plantings, fewer Koalas could survive in the area, and were at higher risk of being hit by cars or attacked by dogs as they tr.. READ MORE
Project partners: Commnity Environment Network - Land for Wildlife
Project focus: Environment education
Thanks to your support, regional volunteers who manage their own land for wildlife were able to strengthen their conservation knowledge and sense of community. By coming together for the "Land for Wildlife" Biennial Forum, volunteers from across New South Wales were able to learn from each other's experiences managing areas for biodiversity and wildlife habitat. Before, volunteers could not celebrate their successes, exchange views, and learn.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Flinders University Little Penguin Conservation Project
Project focus: Threatened Species
The Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin in the world, with an average height of just 33 cms. They are found only on the southern coastlines of Australia and New Zealand. Populations of Little Penguins are facing serious decline. On Granite Island in South Australia, numbers have fallen from 1548 in 2001 to just 22 in 2015. Many Little Penguin populations are data deficient, so monitoring is a vital ingr.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & SA Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Project focus: Cultural heritage
Thanks to your support, when you visit South Australia's Mount Schank State Heritage Area you can enjoy a new stone path to the volcano rim. Before this new track, the existing stairs did not meet Australian Standards and visitors often climbed beside the stairs instead, which led to erosion and a slipping hazard. Now, the 12,000 or so visitors to Mount Schank each year have a safer, easier walk to experience the incredible 360-degree views a.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & WA Department of Parks and Wildlife
Project focus: Cultural heritage
Thanks to Aurizon Community Giving Fund partnering with FNPW and providing $15,000 to a conservation project bringing together a team of local traditional owners with parks staff in order to help threatened species recovery in the Millstream Chichester National Park (MCNP). This project is helping to control Stinking Passionflower, Passiflora foetida weed within parts of MCNP. Controlling the Stinking Passionflower will help to protec.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & National Parks Association of Queensland Inc.
Project focus: Cultural heritage
Thanks to your support, the indigenous and non-indigenous cultural heritage sites of 10 of Queensland's state forests will be identified. This will also provide a strong additional rationale for the permanent protection of this land as National Park. Volunteers, under the watch of scientists from the Queensland Museum, can contribute to this important work. Before, these important heritage sites in stood unacknowledged and unprotected. Now th.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Wildlife Safety Solutions
Project focus: Threatened Species
Thanks to your support, game-changing new roadkill prevention technology is being trialled, particularly to prevent the deaths of Tasmanian Devils. Tassie Devils are endangered, their numbers plummeting from the horrific Devil Facial Tumour Disease. Before, an estimated 1,700 devils were being killed on roads each year, with any young in pouches or in dens secondary victims. Now, this new technology could see an 80% reduction in roadkill and a br.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & NSW National Parks and Wildlife
Project focus: Threatened Species
The Spotted-tailed Quoll is the largest native marsupial carnivore left on the Australian mainland. Its population has declined to the point where it occupies just 50% of its original pre-European range. Commencing in autumn 2016, a new project funded by FNPW will aim to survey for the species in such landscapes, including private tenures, to establish where quolls still occur. To read more about this project please visit this link (http://ww.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Parks Australia: Norfolk Island National Park
Project focus: Land & water conservation
Thanks to your support, degraded habitat will be restored on Phillip Island due to the construction of an on-island nursery for endemic and threatened plants. A sense of ownership will grow as community members participate in running the nursery, propagating, and planting on Phillip Island. Before this, Phillip Island (6 km off Norfolk Island) was been stripped of plants and topsoil by introduced rabbits, pigs, and goats. Now that the introdu.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & WA Department of Parks and Wildlife
Project focus: Land & water conservation
Thanks to your support, the critically endangered Feather-leaved Banksia Banksia brownii will receive much needed conservation attention. Banksias don't live forever, they get old and susceptible to disease. They need fire to release seeds and recruit new plants. This population of Feather-leaved Banksia is in major decline due to a lack of fire, and a regeneration burn is needed to save it. Post-fire, the local community can help monitor the rec.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & James Cook University
Project focus: Land & water conservation
Thanks to your support, research is underway into the link between endangered Green Sea Turtles, vulnerable Dugongs, and seagrass, to increase survival rates for all. Floods and cyclones wiped out 98% of the seagrass meadows between Cairns and Townsville (over 400 km!) in 2010-11, which saw a more than double increase in annual dugong and sea turtle deaths in 2011-12. Now research is underway to determine how far and effectively these marine .. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & Australian National Botanic Gardens
Project focus: Land & water conservation
Thanks to your support, two endangered Australian plant species will be secured for the future. The best method for growing these two Pomaderris plants will be determined, and resources of seeds and plants from these species will be built up. Animals like the Powerful Owl, Masked Owl, Eastern Bent-winged Bat, Yellow-bellied Glider, and Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby benefit from these Pomaderris species. Before, these plants faced extinction, with.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Project focus: Cultural heritage
Thanks to your support, the stories of Australia's largest and most intact snow-belt homestead, Currango, will become accessible to visitors. This NSW State Heritage Registered site is a locus of early twentieth century high plains challenges, lifestyles and working conditions for Aboriginal people and early European settlers. Before, these significant memories and experiences were fading away. Now we can hear the stories of the past from thi.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Project focus: Cultural heritage
Thanks to your support, the moveable heritage collection of the Trial Bay Gaol Museum in Arakoon National Park will enter the modern age. Volunteers will work alongside Parks staff to digitise the collection, with a Registrar overseeing to ensure the data entry is accurate and to industry standard. Before some 8,000 remarkable objects, photographs and documents were at risk of being damaged, and could not be displayed all at once. Now they will b.. READ MORE
Project partners: FNPW & National Malleefowl Recovery Group Inc
Project focus: Threatened Species
Thanks to your support, conservation efforts for the vulnerable Malleefowl will receive a significant boost. The National Malleefowl Recovery Coordinator position will continue to be funded, to coordinate volunteers undertaking Mallefowl monitoring on 3 million hectares of private properties across four states. Before, there was no single, coordinated approach to Mallefowl conservation across the country. Now, Mallefowl have a better chance at in.. READ MORE