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Biodiversity is all living things and all the parts of life – plants, animals and micro-organisms – how they interact and affect one another … including us.
With more than one million species of plants and animals, many found nowhere else in the world, Australia is one of the most diverse countries on the planet.
Our earth is precious and we all must learn to do our best to preserve and protect biodiversity for today and future generations.
Biodiversity Features
Native vegetation
The land we see today is a far cry from the landscape of 150 years ago. Prior to the 1860s as Australia moved towards Federation, clearing of vegetation was virtually confined to land close to large settlements. Bushland full of native flora and faun...
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Pest animals
Glenelg Hopkins CMA is committed to the reduction and control of pest animals within south-west Victoria. Two of the most common pests, or introduced animals, are rabbits and foxes which were deliberately brought into Australia ...
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Habitat Management
The Glenelg Hopkins region contains less than 18 per cent native vegetation which is impacted upon by land-use change, climate change and other threatening processes.These processes include further decline and fragmentation to a range of habitats wit...
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