Wheatbelt NRM has been contracted by the Australian Government through the Natural Heritage Trust program to enhance work undertaken under the previous project to conserve the iconic Eucalypt Woodlands of the Western Australian Wheatbelt.

The woodlands are listed as a Threatened Ecological Community under the EPBC Act and are considered critically endangered. They include some of our emblematic eucalypt species such as Salmon gums, York gums and 31 others.

These woodlands also provide habitat for other plant and animal species, many of which are also threatened. One such species is the Chuditch, or Western Quoll, which is listed as Vulnerable and also receiving funding as part of this project. They are a very cryptic species and largely nocturnal, more likely to be seen in and around woodlands and mallee shrublands.

The project will partner with farmers to protect and enhance Eucalypt Woodlands and Chuditch habitat through stock exclusion fencing, revegetation, pest animal control, artificial den installation, and appropriate fire management to enhance natural regeneration.

For both aspects of this project, finding out where they are and how they’re tracking is an essential component and where we rely on our community to point us in the right direction.

If you think you may have these Wheatbelt Woodlands on your property or have any historical or recent knowledge of Chuditch occurrence in your local area, please register your interest by either completing the following surveys or contacting Kate Nicol at knicol@wheatbeltnrm.org.au.

Woodlands survey.
Chuditch survey.

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This project is funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by Wheatbelt Natural Resource Management, a member of the Regional Delivery Partners panel.

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Published eNews #394, Sept 2024