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News ArchivesAUSSIE Ark are excited to announce they are reopening to the public, resuming their Devils in the Wild tours and their Devils Retreat on June 6, following the easing of covid-19 restrictions. Tim Faulkner, president of the Aussie Ark said they feel it is now safe enough to resume their tours, with the outdoor nature […]
TEN tiny turtles have hatched at the Aussie Ark, hopefully the first of hundreds that will make their way back into our river system each year to ensure the Manning River turtles survive as a species. The eggs were collected along with a few remaining turtles who had survived the devastating drought and bushfires. Tim […]
THE first Manning River turtles and 12 eggs have been rescued from the Barrington to begin a breeding program with the Aussie Ark and the Australian Reptile Park. The eggs are being incubated at the Australian Reptile Park with homes that some of the hatchlings will be the first turtles released back into the wild. […]
THE drought and fires have resulted in brush-tailed rock wallabies struggling to survive. The Aussie Ark helped the state government assess the species and they found numerous deceased animals, but approximately 30 were found need dwindling water supplies. The surviving animals are now receiving food drops and are being monitored by remote cameras until the […]
AUSSIE Ark has relocated three Manning River turtles from their home in the Barrington Tops to their partners at the Australia Reptile Park, in an effort to save the species from extinction. The female, male and juvenile were among more than 30 turtles rescued from the Manning River catchment in the Barrington, when a planned […]
AUSSIE Ark have announced they are expediting a place for koalas to call home at their sanctuary in the Barrington, following the devastating bush fires and are fundraising for $369,000 to help fence the sanctuary and assist in fire-proofing the protected area. At the start of last year the conversation charity began plans to establish […]
CATS kill six million animals each day in Australia, but the last feral cat captured in the soon to open feral proof wildlife sanctuary at Aussie Ark, will no longer be one of them. Staff at the Ark have spent two years preparing the 4,00 hectare sanctuary, riding it of feral foxes, cats and pigs […]