Arid recovery

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Coordinates: 30 ° 22 ′ 52.3 ″  S , 136 ° 54 ′ 1.6 ″  E

Arid Recovery is a 123 km² fenced reserve in the state of South Australia , north of Roxby Downs , east of the area and east of the area is Lake Torrens, which was subsequently liberated from predators introduced into Australia by humans .

history

In 1997 it was created by Katherine Moseby and John Read. The project is supported by WMC Resources, the South Australian Environment & Heritage and the University of Adelaide . The original size was 14 km², in this part all introduced predators such as domestic cats have been removed. The area is protected by a reinforced fence, which is also embedded in the ground and monitored electronically. The first expansion was an area of ​​8 km² in which native animals and animals imported into Australia were brought together. The second part of the extension consists of an area of ​​8 km² that is free from introduced predators. In the north there is another 30 km² expansion area, which only houses introduced species that are not native to Australia. To the north is the 26 km² Red Lake Expansion, which investigates whether and how native marsupials and introduced higher mammals can coexist with one another. In the far north is the last 37 km² dingo paddock, in which the influence of the dingo on marsupials and introduced European species is examined. The project also involves Aborigines from the Kokatha tribe , the government of the state of South Australia . In addition, the project is supported by volunteers from all over the world.

fauna

This area is mainly used to protect the following species: Greater bilby ( Macrotis lagotis ), Lesueur brush kangaroo ( Bettongia lesueur ) Strip perameles ( Perameles bougainville ), black-tailed Quoll ( Dasyurus geoffroii ), greater stick-nest rat ( Leporillus conditor ) Pseudomys australis , Australian Hüpfmaus ( Notomys alexis ), the gecko species ( Lucasium stenodactylum ), the Agamenart ( Ctenophorus fordi ) and the Skinkart ( Lerista labialis ).

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ We are passionate about seeing threatened species thrive. Retrieved May 4, 2020. (English)
  2. ↑ Species in Arid Recovery.Retrieved on May 4, 2020. (English)