Home to a number of threatened birds, ‘The Mallee’ is a semi-arid zone centred on the Murray Mallee region of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia. It supports extensive and intact old-growth Mallee vegetation, although it has been affected by widespread habitat clearance and bushfires.
The Murray–Mallee region of Victoria, NSW and South Australia supports semi-arid habitat that is crucial for several threatened species.
There are several factors in the Mallee that threaten birds, such as:
BirdLife Australia was instrumental in establishing the Threatened Mallee Birds Conservation Action Plan, which involves identifying and undertaking plans to save birds and their habitats in the Mallee. This includes:
The Threatened Mallee Bird CAP outlines strategies and actions:
BirdLife Australia has developed a Threatened Mallee Birds Education Kit. This Education Kit is based on the supporting resource, The Wing Thing: Threatened Mallee Birds, also published by BirdLife Australia.
The objective of the Education Kit is to improve students’ understanding of and appreciation for the eight nationally threatened birds in the Murray-Mallee region and their habitats, to encourage positive, student-led action.
If you would like a copy of the Education Kit, please get in touch via our program contact form.
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