A very Special Breeding Program

W4W has donated a huge aviary that will be used for a very special breeding program for two very critically endangered native animals. The Brushtail Bettong and Bush-stone curlew. Both of these animals are ground dwellers and have fallen victim to predation of our pest species, cats and foxes, as well as from habitat loss.

Brushtail Bettongs are an extremely rare, small marsupial, once commonly found across 62% of Australia and is now extinct from most areas apart from a small population in Western Australia. There are only 15,000 are alive today.

The Bush-stone curlew is a mostly nocturnal bird and has a similar story in Victoria becoming critically endangered and extinct from most areas it used to habitat. No other Australian bird resembles the bush curlew. When disturbed, they freeze motionless, often in odd-looking postures.

This breeding program will allow these specific animals be released in Earth Sanctuaries with predator proof fencing to ensure the future survival of these species.