Explore the science and stories behind Arid Recovery at Booms, Busts & Breakthroughs! From reintroducing native species to managing the reserve and fostering partnerships, these talks showcase how we’re tackling conservation challenges. Watch the highlights presentation and Q&A panel now. 

Arid Recovery pushes the boundaries of conservation to protect biodiversity. Earlier this month, we gathered at Government House to celebrate our incredible partners and community who make this bold work possible

Past intern and photographer, Jannico Kelk wins the Impact Award at the Natural History Museum’s 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year with his bilby photograph.

Arid Recovery returns to Finniss Springs to help the Arabana Rangers track down wildlife

Arid Recovery Reserve has experienced a welcomed July rainfall, transforming the arid lands into a wet and muddy landscape. This wet spell gives wildlife a much-needed reprieve from the dry conditions.

A western quoll managed to infiltrate Arid Recovery's Main Exclosure, a paddock designated as a control free of quolls. Discover how our team caught up with him, found out how he was getting in, and sent him on his way.

Discover the adorable kowari, an endangered carnivorous marsupial facing extinction  Join us at Arid Recovery withd PhD student, Molly Barlow, as we monitor, study, and protect kowaris in the rain and shine.

Controlling feral animals is a big job that requires a lot of time and effort. Best results are only achieved when you use all the tools at your disposal, and at Arid Recovery the Felixer is one of those tools. Thanks to funding from Thylation, & the Invasive Species Council, Arid Recovery has extra Felixers helping protect the newly reintroduced population of kowaris from feral cats.

During the middle of January, we had 119mm of rain which is 75% of our annual average…. in a week! Some of it fell very heavily in intense and spectacular storm fronts. Nathan (Conservation Land Management Officer) and myself,  stationed themselves out at the reserve to respond to the event and check the fences. Leanne (UNSW researcher) and three students were out there as well. It has been 11 years since the last comparable rain event and the single biggest dump in the reserve’s 24-year history.

Electric vehicles could become an important tool for working in the bush, whether for wildlife conservation, tourism or primary production. To trial them, we commissioned an EV mechanic to customise an old Suzuki EVNorth.