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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Australian Wildlife Conservancy
HQ address: 14 Emerald Terrace
West Perth 6872
WA
Australia
Email: info@australianwildlife.org
Website: www.australianwildlife.org/
Type of Organisation: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description
AWC is an independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of Australia’s threatened
wildlife and ecosystems.
Funded by tax-deductible donations, AWC is taking action to protect Australia’s wildlife by:
1. Acquiring land to establish sanctuaries for the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems.
2. Implementing practical, on-ground conservation programs such as the eradication of feral animals
and the reintroduction of endangered species.
3. Conducting scientific research into key issues affecting biodiversity in Australia.
4. Undertaking public education programs to promote awareness of the plight of Australia’s wildlife.
Although AWC is a relatively young organisation, we are making significant progress in helping to save
Australia’s threatened 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.
AWC sanctuaries protect a diversity of ecosystems including tropical savanna, rainforest, majestic wet
eucalypt forests, open woodlands, semi-arid grasslands and mangrove lined lagoons.
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