Art for conservation's sake

Brush-tailed Phascogales are nocturnal and rarely seen. However, numbers are declining and threats such as habitat loss, fragmentation and feral predators, are putting it at risk.

We gratefully acknowledge Djaara (the Dja Dja Wurrung people), the Traditional Custodians of Djandak (Dja Dja Wurrung Country) in central Victoria, for over 14 years of partnership.

When Bruce Hammond first laid eyes on the Breakaways at Evelyn Downs, he saw an opportunity to support the protection of one of the most significant parcels of Country for Antakirinja Matu-Yankunytjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people. 

This year, at Eurardy Reserve on Nanda Country in mid-north Western Australia, we led an innovative project to restore the iconic understorey of annual wildflowers.

Conservation Futures is a collaboration across sectors and organisations towards the concept of an ‘Integrated Knowledge System’, where knowledge of Country and landscapes can be securely stored.

Since the advent of Chat GPT 4, the culture has been obsessing over Artificial Intelligence. What might change? How could AI help us? Could AI turn against us?

For National Tree Day, Richard McLellan takes us into the South Australian outback for a sandalwood survey, exploring the significance of the species and its unfortunate plight.

‘Generation Restoration’ is this year’s World Environmental Day theme, and it couldn’t be more aptly timed alongside our campaign to purchase and restore Dodgey Downs.

After three weeks of caretaking on Pilungah Reserve, Wangkamadla Country, central Queensland, Marja and Jack were well and truly isolated.

In the magnificent biodiversity of southwest WA, on Goreng-Noongar Country, the great dividing lines between vegetation and cleared land are stark.

For more than one hundred years, the place held a secret: Pullen Pullen is home to the Night Parrot, the elusive ground-dwelling parrot dubbed the “thylacine of the air”.

Peculiar patterns appear in the landscape at the Friendly Beaches Reserve. Are they 'alien' or another scientific mystery to be solved?

Fauna and flora monitoring. That will be one of the first jobs at Evelyn Downs because among the pastel-coloured cliffs, the stony plains, acacia woodlands and creeklines, are numerous native species.

When Bruce Hammond describes Evelyn Downs he says it’s the ‘jewel in the crown’ from a Traditional-Custodian point of view, and for conservation. 

Our team at Eurardy, in mid-north Western Australia, Nanda Country, are leading an innovative project to demonstrate how we restore the iconic understory of annual wildflowers.