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AWC - Australian Wildlife Conservancy

Website: Australian Wildlife Conservancy  

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) acquires land, and works with other landholders, to establish sanctuaries for the conservation of threatened wildlife and ecosystems.

AWC owns 15 sanctuaries covering 1.1 million hectares, from north Queensland, the Kimberley, western NSW and the Northern Territory to the forests of south-western Australia. AWC focuses on delivering practical on-ground conservation programs which are based on the best available science.

Since 2001, with almost $6 million from the Australian Government, Australian Wildlife Conservancy have added six protected areas, covering almost 900,000 hectares.

Over 80 per cent of AWC's staff are based in the field, where they implement programs including feral animal control, weed eradication, fire management and translocation of threatened species. An important part of their work is public education, allowing Australians to experience and enjoy the beauty of our wildlife and wilderness areas. The NGO operates immersive visitors' programs at several sanctuaries including dedicated programs for school children.

AWC also works in partnership with universities, museums, CSIRO and a range of other science organisations to conduct strategic research on key issues affecting Australian wildlife.

AWC aims to ensure that its sanctuaries act as 'catalysts' for broader landscape scale conservation efforts. Accordingly, AWC works closely with its neighbours to also promote conservation beyond the borders of each AWC sanctuary.

List of properties purchased by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy with NRS Program support

Name	State	Financial Year	IBRA Region	Hectares	Australian Government Funds
Scotia Sanctuary	NSW	2001/2002	Murray Darling Depression (MDD)	64,805	$1,766,000
Mt Zero Sanctuary	QLD	2001/2002	Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) and Wet Tropics (WT)	38,600	$620,000
Taravale Sanctuary	QLD	2002/2003	Einasleigh Uplands (EIU) and Wet Tropics (WT)	20,250	$733,000
Mornington Sanctuary	WA	2005/2006	Central Kimberley (CK)	312,000	$300,000
Wongalara Sanctuary	NT	2006/2007	Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU)	191,200	$2,100,000
Newhaven Sanctuary	NT	2000/2001	Great Sandy Desert (GSD)	262,600	$431,636

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