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Enjoy reading Wirruwana News Spring 2024 Edition which includes articles about the translocation of the brush-tailed mulgara, weed management, the amazing work volunteers do on the Island and Joint management with… Read More

Did you know there are no kangaroos in Dirk Hartog Island National Park? The footprints you see are from threatened hare-wallabies returned to the island as part of the Return… Read More

Now two years into the  wildlife restoration activities,  Dirk Hartog Island native animals are rejoicing in their new found freedom from cats, goats and sheep and translocated hare-wallabies are enjoying… Read More

After the hugely successful 2017 trial translocation it was time for the first large-scale translocation in Spring 2018. It began with the capture team overcoming significant challenges posed by less-than-accommodating weather to capture… Read More

Dirk Hartog Island has seen the last of goats and sheep and is on the verge of being declared free of cats. At the same time about 50 banded and… Read More

For anyone in Denham on Sunday 15 April we have an exciting lineup of activities for an event at the Denham Parks and Wildlife Service office. There’s nothing like the… Read More

A small group of hushed onlookers witnessed an historic event on Dirk Hartog Island on 29 August 2017 – the first release of native animals onto the island by the Return… Read More

See Conservation Matters in the Inscription Post, or click on the link below, for an update about the Return to 1616 project and some of the other Parks and Wildlife… Read More

It’s that time of year when woma pythons wriggle across the roads. Unfortunately three have already been run over between Denham and Monkey Mia. Please look out for these beautiful… Read More