DoomsdaysCW#Aboriginal land managers restoring #BassStrait island #lungtalanana to #precolonial conditions facing big hurdles
"Until we get rid of the cats, we cannot put other smaller, more vulnerable species back out on that island"
By Georgia Hogge
Posted Tue 4 Jun 2024
"In short: A native rewilding project on the #Tasmanian Bass Strait island of lungtalanana, or #ClarkeIsland, will see #wombats, #wallabies and #potoroos reintroduced to the landscape from next year.
"The island has been managed by #TraditionalOwners as protected land since 2009.
"What's next? #Landcare groups hope to eradicate feral cats from the island and are calling for increased funding from the federal government."
#Funding #Rewilding #WWF #RestoreNature #Restorelungtalanana #TasmanianAboriginalCenter #Tasmania
Aboriginal land managers restoring Bass Strait island lungtalanana to pre-colonial conditions facing big hurdles
Indigenous land managers are hoping to repatriate ecologically and culturally significant species to lungtalanana, or Clarke Island, but feral cat predation and a lack of funding are standing in their way.
Kara Finance
Corey Bradshaw (Kaurna Land)
Steve Green