Threatened Fauna in The Fitz with Ecologist Sarah Comer

 Join Sarah Comer on an educational field excursion within the Fitzgerald River National Park.

 Sarah Comer is the regional ecologist with DBCA South Coast,

A Field Ecologist working on the south coast  for over 25 years  Sarah’s work focuses on improving conservation of biodiversity; through managing and implementing threatened species recovery programs, building an understanding of fire ecology, documenting the remarkable biodiversity of the south coast and integrating science into management of species, communities and conservation reserves in the region. In recent years Sarah has been actively involved in efforts to improve introduced predator control programs in the region, with landscape scale feral cat control integrated into DBCA’s Western Shield program.  Sarah built on this project through her PhD studies at the University of Western Australia, which were focused on improving understanding of feral cat ecology in south coastal ecosystems to inform management.                        

Meet at Hopetoun Community Resource Centre Veal Street Hopetoun 9.00 a.m. Car sharing recommended return 3:pm 
What to bring: binoculars, sunscreen, hat, water, suitable footwear for bush walking, insect repellant. Snacks and Lunch 

Come Prepared and BEE AWARE! If you have an epipen please advise the leader of your allergy and also where they would find the epipen, prior to leaving.