Land Management Innovation Fund
Introducing the Trust for Nature Land Management Innovation Fund
To further develop private land conservation techniques, we have established the Trust for Nature Land Management Innovation Fund. The Innovation Fund is an exciting new resource for the Trust, which allows our dedicated conservation staff to develop and deliver new conservation projects.
The Innovation Fund is significant as it provides Trust staff with the resources to address current conservation challenges. The Innovation Fund enables our regional staff to develop techniques that will benefit Trust for Nature Covenantors, as well as others passionate about nature. It is hoped that some of the projects supported by the Innovation Fund will become programs that can be rolled-out across the State.
The Innovation Fund provides investment in small-scale, well-researched projects and aspires to address challenges in conservation by using the latest research to create practical solutions to challenges faced by landowners who protect native plants and wildlife.
Please see below for information on the first group of projects supported by the Innovation Fund and stay tuned for insights into how they are progressing.
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Saving the Southern Brown Bandicoot
In the first group of projects supported by the Innovation Fund is one to protect the endangered Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus obesulus); and it serves as a terrific example of the kind of project that the Innovation Fund will continue to support with the assistance of your donation.
Using sensor cameras, we have been monitoring Southern Brown Bandicoot colonies on covenants between Westernport Bay and Bunyip State Park near Gembrook for some time. Unfortunately, our cameras also found feral cats prowling across Bandicoot country. This footage has inspired Port Phillip & Westernport Regional Manager, Ben Cullen, to develop an innovative project to remove the feral cats by using traps around the bandicoot colonies. We will continue to use sensor cameras to monitor the effectiveness of this particular protection strategy.
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