July 30, 2025 11:50 am How climate change is threatening iconic wildlife in Australia’s South West White-bellied frog. Photo credit: Kim Williams (DBCA) Article by Dr Manda Page In Short: Climate change is increasingly recognised as a key threat to survival of native flora and fauna in the South West of Western Australia. Many of the region’s iconic species are struggling to adapt prompting conservation actions to save them from extinction. […]
March 25, 2025 2:00 pm The Perennial Question Warner Glen Can we make perennial pastures work in our South West of WA? Most farmers love the idea but know how challenging it can be to establish perennials where there is a competitive annual species seedbank. This is one in a series of events at several locations featuring a Q&A with an experienced farmer and […]
May 30, 2024 10:23 am Grazing Land Management Explore the resources below covering techniques and strategies for improving pasture productivity in a sustainable way. News Articles Projects Case Studies Videos Resources News Articles NEW: Hybrid Ryegrass a Perennial Compromise Perennial Pastures in South West WA – A Review (FEaST 2030) Perennial Question Project Update 2 (FEaST 2030) Perennial Question Project Update Overcoming the challenge […]
May 28, 2024 3:04 pm Saving Native Species: white-bellied frog The white-bellied frog (Anstisia alba) is a critically endangered frog species with a very limited distribution in the lower South West corner of Western Australia. In fact, the combined area of habitat it occupies is less than 2km2! The white-bellied frog grows to 25 mm – no bigger than an adult thumbnail – and as […]