#GOODNEWS : First independent Western Quolls born at Mt Gibson in ~100 years 🙌

AWC ecologists spotted the 4 juveniles while scanning motion sensor camera images from Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, on Badimia Country, WA. More 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Baby-Quolls

Dreaming of a three-week expedition into FNQ's Wet Tropics? Students from Carey Baptist Grammar School can relate 🌳💭 Read about their experience disconnecting from technology to explore our Mt Zero-Taravale Wildlife Sanctuary (QLD) 👇

australianwildlife.org/wildlife-partn…

Burrowing Bettongs (Bettongia lesueur) make themselves at home in an 80-year-old burrow at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (Ngalia-Warlpiri/Luritja Country) in Central Australia. AWC Photographer Brad Leue was on the ground during the translocation. 👉bit.ly/AWC-photograph…

Can you #GuessTheSpecies ?🧩

Hints:
🌀 Its mostly hairless, 30cm long tail can curl around the branches of trees
📏 Grows to ~40cm in length
🌒 Nocturnal
🌱 Forages on fruiting trees
⚖️ Weight ranges from 1.3 to 2kgs
🏠 Shelters exclusively in rocks

📸 A Hartshorne/ #AWC

Meet Narwhal the Chuditch! 🦄
We caught Narwhal last night for a quick check up and to make sure their radio-collar was fitting well. Two weeks after we released them at Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, they are looking happy and healthy 😊.

Get crafty these holidays with our Kids’ Corner activities! Build a tiny world for a threatened species, a hotel for bees, a gorgeous nature mobile + more 🪴🏠👉 bit.ly/AWC-Kids-Craft

🎨 J Moosmueller/AWC

#AWC #SchoolHolidays #Wildlife #Craft

Meet the Eucalyptus wandoo, one of Australia's biodiversity champions 🌳

These majestic giants provide homes for a multitude of species including bats, brushtail possums, echidna, chuditch, yellow-footed antechinus, and birds.

📸 R Sinclair, W Lawler, A Ross / AWC

What animal moves like a mini-Kangaroo, has a prehensile tail, and can weigh up to 2.8kg? 🤔 A Bettong! Bounce on over to find out more about these fascinating marsupials 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Bettongs
📸 B Leue, W Lawler / AWC

PSA: Exclusive opportunity to visit our feral-free safe haven inside the Pilliga 📣

⏲️ Thursday 18 April
🚗 Self-driving tour
🌿 Guided by AWC ecologists
🤝 NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

Details: events.humanitix.com/pilliga-tag-al…

Australia’s native rodent species are incredibly diverse - from the Rakali, an otter-like rodent with webbed feet, to tiny desert-dwelling Hopping Mice that weigh no more than a golf ball 🐀 #WorldRatDay

More 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Australian…

📸 W Lawler, G Barnett, B Leue, I Bool/AWC

Reading, colouring, and drawing are great ways for children to learn about the world around them 📚🌿

What better way to celebrate #ChildrensBookDay than with our Kids’ Activity Book! 👉 bit.ly/AWC-Kids-Craft

A census by Australian Wildlife Conservancy shows the population of bilbies across their network of protected sites has boomed to over 3300 individuals.

There is still plenty to do to save this vulnerable species; learn more about bilbies and the efforts to protect them: ausgeo.co/greaterbilby

Positive conservation news to end another month 🙌

We're breaking up your newsfeed with some of the top stories we shared this month.

Which is your favourite? Let us know in the comments!

#AWC #AustralianWildlife #AWC InTheField #PositiveNews #ConservationOptimism

Happy #BilbiesNotBunnies day! Treat yourself to some chocolate and a good read this weekend ❤️

Thanks Australian Geographic for profiling this iconic Australian species + our work to protect it.

This Easter, celebrate the Easter Bilby, not the Easter Bunny!

It’s an expensive business bringing a species back from the brink of extinction, and every dollar donated counts towards supporting Australian Wildlife Conservancy in saving our bilbies: ausgeo.co/helpbilbies

#easter2024 #Easter

Australia leads the world in mammal extinction and biodiversity loss 💔 It's not new information, but horrific nonetheless.

We are working against the clock to restore Australia's biodiversity. Learn about our science-led conservation on our website.

abc.net.au/listen/program…

#DYK : Until the second half of the 20th century, Australian deserts were home to a second Bilby species - the Yallara.

As our logo, it's as a poignant reminder of the wave of extinctions that has ravaged Australia’s wildlife.

Read the Yallara's story👉 australianwildlife.org/the-story-of-y…

Bilby being released back into its home #conservation #wildoz Australian Wildlife Conservancy

A true blue Aussie battle royale! 🦎❌🐍

AWC Sanctuary Manager Matt Lynn catches a Yellow-spotted monitor (Varanus panoptes) making a quick snack of a Children’s Python (Antaresia childreni) at our Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary on Yamatji Country (WA).

📷 M Lynn/ #AWC

Happy #EarthHour day!

Tonight, people worldwide will switch off their lights and spend 60 minutes doing something positive for our planet. What will you be doing?

📸 B Leue/AWC

#AWC #AustralianWildlifeConservancy #EarthHour #MyHourForEarth #BiggestHourForEarth