Cattle property bought to protect malleefowl and other rare species

April 7, 2024 6:57 PM

Bird-loving professors instrumental in $390,000 (US $255,994) purchase of cattle property to protect endangered native species. A Nature Foundation fundraising campaign that received two donations of $100,000 (US $65,639) from generous professors enables it to buy a 200-hectare (494-acre) property home to malleefowl and other rare species in south-east South Australia.
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries (2 comments total)

It's a shame that academics have to fund this out if their pockets -- but I do like to see the property system used against itself (assuming they put it into some kind of trust).
posted by wenestvedt at 7:57 PM on April 7, 2024

Go Leipoa ocellata and all the other critters who are coat-tailing on their reprieve at Bullock Bridge. They're still raising money for the venture. I sent a link to a committed birder and was-a-student-of-mine who is now a professor in Adelaide (about 200km distant) but they didn't (immediately) jump in with matching funds. These things take time.
posted by BobTheScientist at 9:00 AM on April 8, 2024 [1 favorite]