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Monthly Archives: April 2020

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Gippsland Lakes pelican spotted at Brisbane Port

One of the banded Pelicans from the Gippsland Lakes has been spotted at the port in Brisbane, meaning it has travelled more than 1,600 kilometres.  Birdlife Australia Project Manager, Deb Sullivan, said the sighting was another exciting milestone in the project.  “We started banding Pelicans in the Gippsland Lakes in 2018,” explained Deb. “Since this time, we’ve had citizen scientists recording

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Partnership project sees frog population boom

More than 100 bell frog tadpoles have been found recently at new wetland sites constructed in partnership with Greening Australia, local landholders, and West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.   The project to construct the wetlands, funded by the Victorian State Government for the health of the Gippsland Lakes, aims to improve the vegetation and health of the fringing wetland Lakes and provide much-needed habitat

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