Why They’re Still in Danger

Описание: Chapter 4 - 🔥 On the Brink

After its rediscovery in 1994, conservationists worked tirelessly to project Gilbert’s Potoroo. But in 2015 disaster struck: fire swept through Two Peoples Bay, destroying 90% of the last natural habitat of #GilbertsPotoroo leaving only a handful of survivors.

The potential loss of the only known population due to a catastrophic fire had been a major concern ever since the rediscovery, so insurance populations had been established by DBCA/Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia on Bald Island from 2005 & in a 380ha fenced enclosure at Waychinicup National Park from 2010.

This forethought & preparatory action saved the species from almost certain extinction & clearly demonstrate the value of good recovery planning &, more importantly, implementation (a recovery plan is only as good as the actions taken to implement it!!).

An additional insurance population was created by DBCA on Middle Island in 2018 with funding from the Australian Government through Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group.

💚 Support Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group: www.potoroo.org

Video Produced, Filmed & Edited & Score Composition: Javier Delgado Esteban, SpaceWhale Studio
Narration: Matilda Johnson
Stock Images: Envato Australia & Wirestock, Gilbert ́s Potoroo courtesy Dick Walker/GPAG
Thanks to
Dr Elizabeth Sinclair: UWA Oceans Institute
Dr Bronte Van Helden: South Coast NRM
Dr Jackie Courtenay: Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group
Dr Sarah Comer: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA)
Dr Tony Friend: DBCA
Steve Toole: DBCA
Jennene Riggs: Riggs Australia
We acknowledge the Menang Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of Two Peoples Bay & its surrounding lands & waters.
We recognise their deep cultural, spiritual & ongoing connection to Country, & we pay our respects to Elders past & present.

Filmed under Regulation 4 authority permit at Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve & Waychinicup National Park.

This video was jointly funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and South Coast NRM, a member of the Commonwealth Regional Delivery Partners Panel, and Gilbert's Potoroo Action Group (GPAG).

GPAG and South Coast NRM work together with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) to protect Australia’s most endangered marsupial.