NSW's Minister for the Environment and Heritage, the Hon. James Griffin, visited Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) ecologists and land managers in the Pilliga this week, during his first official trip to the conservation area.
On the visit, AWC updated the Minister on the major milestones achieved over the last six months in the Pilliga and also Mallee Cliffs National Park in south-western NSW, where AWC and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services (NPWS) work in partnership under the NSW Government's Saving our Species program.
Milestones included the reintroduction of three new threatened species to Mallee Cliffs - Woylies (Brush-tailed Bettongs), Red-tailed Phascogales and Numbats -, as well as the Bridled Nailtail Wallaby population in the Pilliga doubling from 42 to around 90 individuals since their reintroduction in August 2019.
"It's wonderful to see the work being done here in the Pilliga, which is now home to flourishing populations of Bilby and Bridled Nailtail Wallaby," said Mr Griffin. "Our NSW Government partnership with Australian Wildlife Conservancy is delivering great outcomes for conservation."
David Sickerdick/AWC 
