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Helping Save Canberra’s Mammal Emblem and Unique Orchid

The ACT Government’s management of Canberra’s iconic Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby and Brindabella Midge Orchid is helping prevent their extinction, new reports show. Minister for the Environment Rebecca Vassarotti said that the five-year implementation progress reports show that the ACT Government’s action plans are improving the chances of survival for Canberra’s mammal emblem and unique orchid. “We…

Rock Wallabies sighted after Grampians fire contained

Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury welcomed the news of a Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby sighting in the Grampians National Park in Victoria, following the suppression of a fire in the area in late-February 2013. “On Tuesday 19 February 2013, staff from ACT Parks and Conservation Service combined forces with the NSW National Parks and…