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23rd July 2014 – Albury Conservation Company to sponsor the ‘Excellence in Environmental Sustainability’ category of the 2014 Albury Wodonga Chamber Business Awards

The Albury Conservation Company has recently signed up as sponsor of the ‘Excellence in Environmental Sustainability’ category of the 2014 Albury Wodonga Chamber Business Awards. The ACC is encouraging all businesses in the Albury/Wodonga region who have a strong policies and practices relating to environmental sustainability, including biodiversity protection, to consider nominating. To find out […]

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16 July 2014 – Squirrel Glider nest boxes under construction at Thurgoona Men’s Shed

The Thurgoona Men’s Shed, on the northern outskirts of Albury, is helping to protect the local population of Squirrel Gliders, a NSW-listed threatened species.  The group has received a $900 from the Albury Conservation Company to construct around 20 nest boxes to be installed as part of a glider conservation project being undertaken by Woolshed

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16 July 2014 – Report released – The effects of urban encroachment on the use of hollow-bearing trees by Squirrel Gliders in Thurgoona, NSW (Mitchell Francis / Peter Spooner)

A study into Thurgoona’s Squirrel Glider population, funded by Albury Conservation Company, has recently been completed by Charles Sturt University. The effects of urban encroachment on the use of hollow-bearing trees by Squirrel Gliders in Thurgoona, NSW (Mitchell Francis / Peter Spooner)       Urban encroachment upon the natural world is increasing globally due

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11th June 2014 – Project helping to improve habitat connectivity for Squirrel Gliders in Thurgoona/Wirlinga

The Albury Conservation Company has recently been working with Albury City Council and Thurgoona Public School to improve habitat for Squirrel Gliders in Thurgoona/Wirlinga. $10,000 funding has been used to plant 3,000 indigenous seedlings in areas where Squirrel Gliders occur but are having difficulty moving through the landscape caused by breaks in Eucalyptus tree cover.

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17th February 2014 – New report released on the distribution of Sloane’s Froglet (Crinia sloanei) in southern NSW and northern Victoria.

A new report has just been produced on Sloane’s Froglet, an endangered species found in the Thurgoona area. The report is authored by Alexandra Knight from the Institute for Land Water and Society (Charles Sturt University). and contains local research funded by the Albury Conservation Company. Below is the Executive Summary of the report entitled

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