The Team
South Coast Region
The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attraction's (DBCA) South Coast Region covers some 18 million hectares of Western Australia, extending from just west of Albany to the South Australian border and encompassing the southern third of the Great Western Woodlands. DBCA's Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) manage 191 nature reserves and national parks in the region specifically for the conservation of flora and fauna and for visitors to enjoy. The south coast is at the heart of a globally recognised biodiversity hotspot, and is home to over 850 threatened and priority flora and over 120 threatened and priority fauna species, including many which are only found within this region. The South Coast Threatened Fauna Recovery Project team are a group of enthusiastic staff who, in conjunction with research scientists and land managers, coordinate and implement the work of the Fauna Recovery project to monitor, manage and implement recovery actions for the suite of threatened fauna species that occur in the region.
This important work is supported by multiple partners including South Coast NRM, BirdLife Australia, Friends of the Western Ground Parrot, Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group and State and Commonwealth Governments.
This will be the team that are answering all your questions and uploading new datasets for analysis.
A message from our Regional Ecologist: @InnaC:
"The south coast threatened fauna recovery project has been focused on landscape scale management of feral cats and foxes for over 10 years, aiming to improve conservation prospects for the many threatened and priority species found in this region and build on DBCA’s Western Shield Program. Images from camera traps have become an invaluable tool for assessing the success of management efforts and informing the science that guides this project, and I’m very excited that this Zooniverse Project will enable many more people to assist with processing this important data while gaining an appreciation of the unique fauna of this region."
Sarah Comer, Regional Ecologist. 3.6.22
Further information about DBCA and their work can be found on their website: [https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/]
Friends of the Western Ground Parrot
Is a dedicated community group which formed in Albany in 2003, at a time when it had become very obvious that the western ground parrot was in serious decline. In 2009 they became incorporated and have since become a registered charity listed on the Register of Environmental Organisations. The main aim of the organisation is to raise awareness about the threat of extinction facing the parrots, to raise funds for recovery projects and lobby for government support and to assist the DBCA in the implementation of recovery actions.
Further information about the Friends of the Western Ground Parrot can be found on their website: [https://western-ground-parrot.org.au/]
To find out the latest update on work being conducted on this species check out the Friends of the Western Ground Parrot blog: [https://western-ground-parrot.org.au/blog-2/]
Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group (GPAG)
Is a dedicated community group which formed in Albany, Western Australia in 2001 and became incorporated in 2002. The main objectives of the organisation are to raise funds to assist in the recovery of Gilbert's potoroo, to provide responsible information to promote local, national and international awareness and to encourage volunteers to assist in Gilbert's potoroo research and recovery programs. Camera-traps used for predator monitoring at Two Peoples Bay were funded through a Western Australian Government State Natural Resource Management Community Stewardship Grant to Gilbert’s Potoroo Action Group.
Further information about GPAG can be found on their website: [https://www.potoroo.org/]
BirdLife Australia
Is Australia’s largest bird conservation organisation, focused on protecting our native birds and their habitats through conservation programs and advocacy. Since 2020 they have been working in partnership with DBCA to support Western Ground Parrot recovery efforts, and helping to monitor threatened bird populations on the south coast.
Further information about BirdLife Australia can be found on their website:[https://birdlife.org.au/]
