SWIFFT

Barking Owl: status endangered.

SWIFFT, the South West Integrated Flora & Fauna Team, aims to maintain and develop knowledge and skills within the Southwest Victorian community in relation to the protection of threatened species and communities.

What's happening?

• Current projects for threatened species & their habitats
• Research to help threatened species & communities
• Surveys (look, catch & count)
• Reports & findings
• SWIFFT meetings (video conferences/latest news)
• Project ideas (for students)

How can I get involved?

• Contribute to the SWIFFT wiki
• Record sightings
• Help identify threats

Sharing useful information

• Threatened species A-Z
• Bio-calendar
• Sites of significance
• Who is who (add your details)
• Land for Wildlife
• How to help your habitats
• Environmental glossary
• Recommended references
• Caring for injured wildlife
• Networks

Orange-bellied Parrot

This time of the year volunteers and observers from BirdLife Australia and the DEPI are looking out for overwintering Orange-bellied Parrots. The wild population has dramatically declined in recent years but may now be showing signs of stabilising despite critically low numbers. Successful summer breeding in Tasmania combined with captive breeding hold hope for the future More information ...

Image: Andrew Pritchard

Contact SWIFFT

• Call Ian Smith on (0407803115) or Andy Arnold on (03) 5336 6720
• Post a note on the discussion page.

Biodiversity conservation is everybody's business, we all need to take an interest in the biodiversity around us and help to protect, conserve and improve biodiversity both within Australia and across the world. United Nations Decade on Biodiversity