Jan Juc Coast Action group is embarking on a fox control program in an effort to protect the local environment from the predatory pests. Jan Juc Coast Action chairperson Luke Hynes said foxes were highly destructive to both flora and fauna. “Foxes not only prey on native animals, but increase the spread of invasive weeds [...]
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Predatory pests targeted in Juc
Posted in GORCC, Managing the coast, Volunteers, tagged beach, blog, coast, Coast Action/Coastcare, education, environmental weeds, fauna, flora, fox control, foxes, Going Green Column, GORCC, Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, healthy coast, hooded plover, invasive animals, Jan Juc, Jan Juc Coast Action, native vegetation, OCC, Otway Coast Committee, pest control, predatory pests, protecting the coast, soft jaw trap, threat, Torquay, volunteers on July 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Nice natives move in
Posted in Coast, Coastal biodiversity, Community, Fauna, Volunteers, Weeds and native vegetation, tagged fauna; native fauna; volunteers; conservation; revegetation; biodiversity; coast;, healthy coast, Jan Juc, native vegetation, passion, protecting the coast on July 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Investigations into mysterious track marks in vegetation areas of Jan Juc have revealed that the native Swamp Rat (Rattus lutreolus) is calling the area home. Jan Juc Coast Action chairperson Luke Hynes said the group’s hard work to restore the area was resulting in native species moving into the habitat. “We laid a number of [...]
