News Archive
2014
- 2014 Woodland Bird Surveys: The Mulligans Flat - Goorooyarro Woodland Experiment team would like to let you know that our annual Woodland Bird Survey are coming up. We will be flagging transects throughout both Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo Nature Reserves. These flags will be removed shortly after survey are completed.
- Eastern Bettong Reintroduction Update:Two years after the reintroduction of the Eastern Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) into Mulligans Flat Sanctuary in Canberra, they are doing really well and the first of the research has been published.
- Health evaluation of free-ranging eastern bettongs (Bettongia gaimardi) during translocation for reintroduction in Australia. Abstract
- Reptile surveys 2014: In March/April this year, we successfully completed our reptile surveys. We found many interesting reptiles and frogs which will add to our research looking at woodland conservation. Thank you to all of the people that helped us
- Bringing forward the benefits of coarse woody debris in ecosystem recovery under different levels of grazing and vegetation density. Research recently published in the journal Biological Conservation has shown that distributing coarse woody debris in particular patterns and places in the landscape, and
in combination with different grazing levels, conservation managers can improve effectiveness of restoration programs. Abstract
2013
- ACT Government Eastern Bettong Project - project video
- Bettong bounce into the media: The removal of foxes and feral cats from the Mulligans Flat Sanctuary has enabled the reintroduced eastern bettong population to have a great start. Check out the following links for the most recent stories to have featured the eastern bettong.
2012
- Congratulations to Adrian Manning for promotion to Associate Professor.
2011
- Rare bettong returns to mainland: After 80 years, the Tasmanian Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) has returned to the mainland of Australia. Recently, 19 animals have been translocated to the breeding facilities at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, as part of the bettong project. Find out more
- Bird Surveys: Annual Bird Surveys for Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo Nature Reserves has now been completed. Thanks to the Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG) for all of your help. We had some interesting findings, such as Wedge-tailed Eagles nesting.
- Bird Surveys: Annual Bird Surveys for Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo Nature Reserves will commence in October, with help from the Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG).
- Large-scale restoration experiment pioneers management of grazing impact on insect diversity. download
- Soil and invertebrate surveys of Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve.
- The reserves have come alive with all the recent rains
- Carrion Project - the start of a new project out at Mulligans Flat
- Morphological traits predict the diet and microhabitat use in a diverse beetle assemblage. Abstract
- ESA 2010 Conference a big success. more
2010
- Two eucalypts are better than one for Beetle Diversity. download
- Congratulations Philip Barton on Graduating
- Logs are important for Biodiversity in Australian Box-gum Grassy Woodlands. download
- Grassy woodlands: managing processes to restore ecosystem function ESA website
- Biomass and floristic pattens in the ground layer vegetation of Goorooyarroo and Mulligans Flat more, fact sheet
- Mulligans Flat and Goorooyarroo Interview Listen
