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Spokesperson
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Cheryl Hill, Executive Director
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Contact Details
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0401 816 162
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Key role of Member Group:
Protection of endangered Australian species and prevention of further extinctions
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The top three (3) South Australian environmental issues concerning the group:
- 1. Biodiversity
- 2. Habitat protection and restoration
- 3. Direct protection of vulnerable species at risk
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Key achievements for 2009-10:
- Assistance in expanding the population of Western Barred Bandicoots at the Arid Recovery Zone, SA.
- Providing support for the recovery of the endangered Yarra Pygmy Perch in south eastern SA.
- Providing support for the production of a study "Persistence of endangered species" the results of which suggest that where dingos are abundant and socially stable, invasive meso-predators and herbivores decrease and biodiversity and productivity increases.
Key campaign or advocacy activities currently being undertaken:
- Providing support for the establishment of an insurance population of endangered Tasmanian Devils on mainland Australia.
- Partnership with Mt Rothwell Sanctuary in Victoria for restoration of endangered grassland habitats and associated wildlife, including the Eastern Barred Bandicoot and Brush-tailed Rock Wallaby.
- Providing support for a project to control the impact of cane toads on the southern invasion front.
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