BARRINGTON TOPS’ Tasmanian Devil breeding facility, Devil Ark, has won a conservation award for its work protecting native fauna and flora.
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The Conservation Partnerships award, sponsored by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage, was presented at the recent Tidy Towns awards function in Nundle.
It recognises the group’s work in developing and maintaining wildlife habitats and habitat corridors.
“The work Devil Ark is doing towards saving the Tasmanian devil is well documented, but it’s an honour to also be recognised for the extensive flora work we do at Devil Ark, too,” Devil Ark’s curator, Liz Vella said.
Devil Ark’s weed management plan targets traditional and biological weed control of plants like scotch broom to encourage native flora and wildlife back to the area, such as the red-legged pademelon, powerful owl, yellow-bellied glider and spotted-tail quoll.
Flora includes Antarctic beech, soft tree ferns and snow grass.
Devil Ark is Australia’s largest and most successful breeding facility for the endangered Tasmanian devil, which is under threat of extinction due to a transmissible cancer, Devil Facial Tumour Disease.
The property is breeding an insurance population that will be released back into Tasmania once the facial disease has run its destructive course.
The award recognises the work conducted by Devil Ark in the Barrington region.