Vegetation Exclusion Zone Project

A key plank in Arkaba Conservancy's strategy to restore native vegetation communities is the removal of feral herbivores - this has focussed on sheep, goats and rabbits.  The control of goats has allowed Yellow-footed Rock Wallabies to recolonise areas of the conservancy.  The removal of most sheep from the landscape saw a boom in macropods, in particular Red Kangaroos which are now seen in numbers across the country.  Larger macropod numbers have increased to such an extent that they threaten native vegetation communities and, in the absence of a native predator, steps need to be taken to control their impact on the landscape.  One step is to better understand their impact on vegetation in the Flinders Ranges so that their presence can be managed to the benefit of the broader landscape and other species. 

 

Arkaba Environmental Projects has an objective to raise funds to establish two herbivore exclusion zones (to exclude kangaroos, goats and stray sheep) on the conservancy to allow researchers to identify native flora and fauna that are impacted.