Wildlife Habitat Group (WHG) was initially formed to preserve wildlife habitat through a focus on iconic species preservation, initially the koala, within the urban and peri-urban areas of Armidale and across the Armidale Regional Council area. Recently our concerns have come to include groundwater management and river-care and nature play.
As pressure increases on native populations through climate change and land-clearing for housing and agriculture, WHG plans to work with relevant bodies to inform and educate about the importance of conserving our native fauna and flora using a range of strategies and to develop productive links with other like-minded groups.
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I Spy Koala app — Update available
We are pleased to announce a new and improved I Spy Koala app is available for Apple and Android devices. Apple App Store??| Google Play Store The I Spy Koala app is the best way for your koala observations to contribute directly to koala conservation by publishing them to BioNet; the NSW Government biodiversity data repository. full article »
How can we protect and restore nature in the renewable energy rollout?
[ Wednesday, 28 Aug; 6:30 pm; ] Climate change poses one of the biggest threats to nature. The Paris accord states that to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees and prevent catastrophic climate events and mass extinction we must reduce emissions by 43% by 2030. A fast rollout of renewable energy developments across NSW is a crucial step in reducing our emissions and also achieving the state’s target of net-zero by 2050. However, as environmentalists [...] full article »