Avocet Conservation Project
Emerald, QLD, Australia
Where Emerald, QLD, Australia
When April to November
The Work

• Monitoring native species populations

• Survey feral predators using motion-activated cameras and sand plots

• General maintenance in Avocet refuge area
Skill No specific skills required
Accomodation Camping
Return Mackay / Rockhampton, QLD, Australia
Group Size Max 11, min 6 participants

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About the Project

Avocet Nature Reserve is a 1200-hectare property in Queensland’s Brigalow Belt, 270 kilometres west of Rockhampton.  Owner Hugo Spooner maintains habitat integrity by limiting cattle numbers and seasonally rotating stock through sections of the reserve.  It supports a range of native mammals, such as Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Rufous Bettong, Sugar Glider, Koala and Short-beaked Echidna, as well as over 140 bird species.

Avocet is also home to a population of Bridled Nailtail Wallabies (or Flashjacks) that have been released there since 2003 from a captive-breeding program.  This critically-endangered species was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1973 on a cattle station in the region, an area now protected as Taunton NP.  Around 100 Flashjacks are now living on Avocet, and the population is breeding successfully.  Wild Mob is delighted to be working with Hugo, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby Trust in endeavouring to secure the long-term survival of this species.

To learn more about the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby click here. 

Volunteers at Avocet will be involved in a range of conservation activities, including monitoring of feral animals using sand traps and infrared cameras, Flashjack trapping and monitoring exercises and general reserve maintenance.

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Detailed Project Description

For a full description of the project, click here to download a PDF: Avocet Project Description.

Avocet Conservation Project

LATEST BLOG POSTS

Avocet Nature Refuge, August 2012

Posted on 2 August 2012

Wild Mob recently enjoyed another successful trip to Avocet Nature Reserve.  Property owner Hugo Spooner said that the country had only recently dried out after one of the wettest summers he had experienced, and the Brigalow scrub was looking healthy and glowing with the abundant blossoms of the Early-flowering Black Wattle (Acacia leiocalyx).

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Volunteer Feedback

Robyn from Queensland in June 2011:

It was a true bushcamp experience, really being away, and without the hassle of providing any gear. Learning about the sand traps and footprints definitely sparked my interest.

Traditional Owner Acknowledgement

Wild Mob would respectfully like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners, their Elders past and present, as well as the important role Indigenous people continue to play in the Land where we carry out our conservation projects.

Project Partners

Wild Mob is proud to partner with the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby Trust and the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) as part of the Avocet conservation project.