Protecting Curricabark
Tax deductible
Aussie Ark has been fighting against the foreseeable demise of many Australian native species for almost 10 years. Through thorough species and habitat recovery programs, and rewilding, the conservation organisation has been building strong and healthy insurance populations of endangered native mammals and wishes to broaden its conservation work by acquiring the Curricabark property - a wildlife refuge protecting almost three dozen threatened native animals. You have helped us achieve so much! Now we are asking you to dig deep and help us protect and restore some of Australia’s remaining untouched forest.
The problem
The wonderfully diverse continent, known for its unique fauna and flora, has been under many threats from wildlife annihilation for countless decades and the animal extinction crisis is a lifetime away from being remotely resolved. Indeed, Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world and a high proportion of the country’s animals and plants are listed as threatened or endangered. At least 29 of Australia’s 273 mammal species have gone extinct since European settlement and an additional 21%, which is the equivalent of about 57 species, are predicted to go extinct at a rate of one to two species per decade without swift conservation action.
As of today, nearly 1 out of 3 Australian unique mammals are at risk of becoming extinct. Whether it is from predation from feral pests, habitat degradation or other threats, our native animals are disappearing at an incredibly concerning rate. Sadly, most of those disappearing animal and plant species are endemic to Australia and found nowhere else on Earth.
The solution
Aussie Ark is taking action. You have helped us build strong insurance populations of threatened species. Now we are asked you to take a stand with us to protect remaining pockets of wilderness and habitat. We need to protect what is left.
Curricabark is a 250hectare (618 acres and over 450 football fields!) property located near the Aussie Ark site high up in the Barrington Tops of NSW. This property has been registered as a wildlife refuge since 1974 and sits on 245 hectares of land. Curricabark Wildlife Refuge is home to over 30 threatened species and holds great importance for our wildlife.
Because of its important biodiversity and untouched history, the property presents a rare and wonderful opportunity for our wildlife and must be protected into the future. Aussie Ark is asking for your help to secure this gem and thus allow us to protect and conserve the wildlife, as well as the rainforest and open Eucalypt forest communities, calling it home.
In acquiring Curricabark Wildlife Refuge, Aussie Ark aims to expand its current area of influence, in addition to the list of species under its care. Some of the important and iconic species calling the refuge home include Koalas, Spotted tail quolls, greater gliders, regent honeyeater, Azure King fisher, Brush tail phascogale, glossy black cockatoo.
How will the funds be spent?
Aussie Ark needs only $120,000 to protect this parcel if wilderness. The funds will soley be utilised to purchase the property for protection. Aussie Ark will then be able to initiate much needed long-term management action to exclude invasive predators, aggressively manage weeds and protect the area from wildfire. Aussie Ark will rewild species once common to the area, and assist those already calling the area home to thrive.
Who are we?
Aussie Ark is NSW’s largest independently owned and operated conservation organisation and is home to seven keystone species once found in the Barrington Tops of NSW. Aussie Ark is an incorporated association and registered charity, with gift recipient status. Aussie Ark is located deep in the wet temperate forests of southeast Australia, and the globally significant bioregion of the Barrington ops region of NSW, the region holds over 20% of all Australian vertebrate species.
The location is dominated by mountain ash forest, and significant to both the flora and fauna that call it home. The area is topographically diverse and complex with altitudinal ranges from 200m rising to 1100m, with rugged remnant wet temperate forest, and ecological communities ranging from subalpine to sub tropical rainforests.
Already Delivered Conservation Successes
World class facilities for: Investment ($)
Brush-tail Rock-Wallaby $150,000
Manning River Turtles $110,000
Tasmanian Devils $1,500,000
Eastern Quolls $60,000
Eco-Engineers $150,000
31Km Predator Proof Fencing $4,500,000
400Ha Barrington Sanctuary $1,200,000
Aussie Ark has already returned Tasmanian Devils and Eastern Quolls to the Barrington Tops - this is just the START!
Aussie Ark is a conservation organisation, not a research facility, and is focussed on delivering long-term outcomes for Australia’s threatened species. Aussie Ark protected sanctuary pictured below on the right.
The problem
The wonderfully diverse continent, known for its unique fauna and flora, has been under many threats from wildlife annihilation for countless decades and the animal extinction crisis is a lifetime away from being remotely resolved. Indeed, Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world and a high proportion of the country’s animals and plants are listed as threatened or endangered. At least 29 of Australia’s 273 mammal species have gone extinct since European settlement and an additional 21%, which is the equivalent of about 57 species, are predicted to go extinct at a rate of one to two species per decade without swift conservation action.
As of today, nearly 1 out of 3 Australian unique mammals are at risk of becoming extinct. Whether it is from predation from feral pests, habitat degradation or other threats, our native animals are disappearing at an incredibly concerning rate. Sadly, most of those disappearing animal and plant species are endemic to Australia and found nowhere else on Earth.
The solution
Aussie Ark is taking action. You have helped us build strong insurance populations of threatened species. Now we are asked you to take a stand with us to protect remaining pockets of wilderness and habitat. We need to protect what is left.
Curricabark is a 250hectare (618 acres and over 450 football fields!) property located near the Aussie Ark site high up in the Barrington Tops of NSW. This property has been registered as a wildlife refuge since 1974 and sits on 245 hectares of land. Curricabark Wildlife Refuge is home to over 30 threatened species and holds great importance for our wildlife.
Because of its important biodiversity and untouched history, the property presents a rare and wonderful opportunity for our wildlife and must be protected into the future. Aussie Ark is asking for your help to secure this gem and thus allow us to protect and conserve the wildlife, as well as the rainforest and open Eucalypt forest communities, calling it home.
In acquiring Curricabark Wildlife Refuge, Aussie Ark aims to expand its current area of influence, in addition to the list of species under its care. Some of the important and iconic species calling the refuge home include Koalas, Spotted tail quolls, greater gliders, regent honeyeater, Azure King fisher, Brush tail phascogale, glossy black cockatoo.
How will the funds be spent?
Aussie Ark needs only $120,000 to protect this parcel if wilderness. The funds will soley be utilised to purchase the property for protection. Aussie Ark will then be able to initiate much needed long-term management action to exclude invasive predators, aggressively manage weeds and protect the area from wildfire. Aussie Ark will rewild species once common to the area, and assist those already calling the area home to thrive.
Who are we?
Aussie Ark is NSW’s largest independently owned and operated conservation organisation and is home to seven keystone species once found in the Barrington Tops of NSW. Aussie Ark is an incorporated association and registered charity, with gift recipient status. Aussie Ark is located deep in the wet temperate forests of southeast Australia, and the globally significant bioregion of the Barrington ops region of NSW, the region holds over 20% of all Australian vertebrate species.
The location is dominated by mountain ash forest, and significant to both the flora and fauna that call it home. The area is topographically diverse and complex with altitudinal ranges from 200m rising to 1100m, with rugged remnant wet temperate forest, and ecological communities ranging from subalpine to sub tropical rainforests.
Already Delivered Conservation Successes
World class facilities for: Investment ($)
Brush-tail Rock-Wallaby $150,000
Manning River Turtles $110,000
Tasmanian Devils $1,500,000
Eastern Quolls $60,000
Eco-Engineers $150,000
31Km Predator Proof Fencing $4,500,000
400Ha Barrington Sanctuary $1,200,000
Aussie Ark has already returned Tasmanian Devils and Eastern Quolls to the Barrington Tops - this is just the START!
Aussie Ark is a conservation organisation, not a research facility, and is focussed on delivering long-term outcomes for Australia’s threatened species. Aussie Ark protected sanctuary pictured below on the right.
Organizer
Aussie Ark
Organizer
New South Wales
AUSTRALIA'S WILDLIFE ARK INC
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically tax deductible in Australia.
