Private lands are a key to wildlife corridor success and healthy communities.
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This is the message of the National Parks Association.
And the NPA is reaching out to Highlanders to let residents know more about what they can do to protect native wildlife and what funding support is available.
Project officer, David Rush said the NPA often talked about the need to protect and connect patches of bush that offered important ecological benefits for native wildlife and especially threatened species like the Spotted-tailed Quoll, Koala, Long-nosed Potoroo, and other threatened species.
"While our national parks, nature reserves, wildlife refuges and other public lands provide habitat for many of our region's native wildlife, we cannot ignore the vital role of private lands in large landscape conservation," he said.
"More than 60 per cent of land in Australia is privately owned and the protected public lands are often fragmented and disconnected.
"Animals attempting to move between public protected areas will encounter private lands with their associated fencing, roads and agriculture."
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Mr Rush said that threats to native wildlife corridor connectivity success included introduced weed and pest animal invasion.
He said applications for rural rezoning and subdivision led to the other major threat which was further wildlife habitat loss and fragmentation.
"However, private lands can not only coexist with wildlife connectivity efforts, but can contribute to a more connected, resilient and thriving landscape which leads to happy and healthy communities like Robertson," he said.
"The NPA is excited to offer private landowners with patches of bush in the Robertson area, funding support to help manage pest weeds and feral animals, tree planting and fencing materials to protect and connect these patches of bush."
Would you like to contribute to large landscape conservation on your land?
Landowners are invited to a free presentation about wildlife corridor connectivity and funding support available at the Robertson CTC on Sunday morning October 27 from 10am to midday. Morning tea will be provided.
Details: David Rush, at davidr@npansw.org.au to register for the presentation and to find out how you can get involved.
