So why am I at Mount Gibson? Well, Mount
Gibson is an Australian Wildlife Conservancy(AWC) sanctuary. It covers 132,500
hectares in the south-west of Western Australia, about 3 to 4 hours north-east
of Perth. AWC is currently building a feral-free fence over 40 kilometres long
and enclosing some 8,000 hectares. This will be the largest enclosed feral-free
area in Western Australia. Once this fence is completed and any feral
predators, such as cats and foxes, are removed from this area then AWC will
reintroduce nine of Australia’s most endangered mammals.
At present we are doing surveys to see which animals are present, and in what numbers, on the Mount Gibson sanctuary. Annual surveys will be able to look at the impact the removal of feral predators and the reintroduction of these new mammals are having on the wildlife populations which are there now.
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| Accommodation while at the sanctuary |
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| The salt lakes |
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| The volunteers and staff making dinner |
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| A view from one of the hills |
