Thursday, April 16, 2015

Restoring an Eco-system




An ambitious project has been launched at Scottsdale Reserve which is about 4 kms from Bredbo South of Canberra. Established by an organisation Bush Heritage Australia it's one of the most worthwhile projects I've heard of in a long time.

Ten-year plan to combat Australia's extinction crisis launched south of Canberra.

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-08/ten-year-plan-to-combat-australias-extinction-crisis/6376128
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