Little River Earth Sanctuary
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Little River Earth Sanctuary is a 1185 ha protected area in Victoria Australia, near the You Yangs and the town of Little River. It is owned by Earth Sanctuaries, a publicly listed company that has conservation as its core role.[1] and opened to the public on September 7th 2002.[2]
Earth Sanctuaries purchased the property from the Chirnsides in March 2000, due to the presence of a 170-hectare remnant of old-growth grassy woodland.[2] 21 kilometres of feral-animal proof fencing has since been constructed, to protect the Long-nosed Potoroos, Southern Brown Bandicoots, Rufous Bettongs, Red-bellied Pademelons, Eastern Quolls and Brush-tailed Phascogales have been introduced back to their former habitat. [2]
More recently the sanctuary has undergone a change of management and is known as the Mt Rothwell Conservation and Research Centre.
[edit] References
- ^ ABC.net.au - Landline: Wamsley walks away from Earth Sanctuaries - 27/03/2005
- ^ a b c Little River Earth Sanctuary Story
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