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Southern Hairy Nosed
Wombats
Portee Station Conservation Project
Acquisition of Portee Station, South
Australia
The Wombat Awareness
Organisation (WAO) is a non-profit
organisation established to
revolutionise the public perception
of wombats, in doing so promoting
their conservation and welfare. All
three types of wombat in Australia
are facing imminent and devastating
threats to their survival, and
urgent action is needed to avoid yet
another iconic native species
joining the sickeningly long list of
endangered wildlife in Australia.
Portee Station is a large parcel of
land on the banks of the Murray
River near Blanchetown, with extreme
potential for furthering the
conservation of Southern Hairy Nosed
Wombats. The property’s
significance lies not only with its
size and inhabitants, but also its
connections to the already
established flora and fauna
sanctuaries: Moorunde Wildlife
Reserve, Brookfield Conservation
Park and Yookamurra Sancturary. The
acquisition of Portee Station by the
Wombat Conservation Fund – founded
and managed by the Wombat Awareness
Organisation – ensures the
conservation of the Southern Hairy
Nose Wombat in an area that will be
of key importance for the
conservation of all native wildlife
and its habitat in South Australia.
The proposed site would secure the
largest conservation area for
wombats in Australia, and if
purchased as a whole, extend the
pre-existing protected land from
34,057 acres to an incredible 56,219
acres.
This
project would become the largest
independent wombat sanctuary in the
world!
 Initially,
the Wombat Conservation Fund, on
behalf of WAO and with my support,
desire to obtain a 13,000acre
portion of Portee Station adjoining
Morrunde Wildlife Reserve; but they
need your help!
Your donation of AUD$40 to the
Wombat Conservation Fund, will go
towards the purchase of one acre of
Portee Station. $80 will go
towards the purchase of 2 acres of
prime wombat
territory...........$400 will go
towards the purchase of 10 acres and
ensure
the wombat that lives within that
area is protected from illegal
culling and the devastating effects
of drought and sarcoptic mange.
Pending the success of the initial
campaign, the remaining land,
homestead and farm buildings of
Portee Station will be acquired and
utilized as a research and
rehabilitation centre for
debilitated wombats, complimenting
WAO’s existing Intensive Care Unit
located closer to Adelaide.
I have been involved in the
conservation of wombats for quite
some time and firmly believe that
this
project is our best chance to ensure
the survival of
this
magnificent animal. I urge all
animal lovers to join me in helping
to save
this
species.
--Bob Irwin
A $40 donation will go towards the
purchase of an acre of Portee Stn, a
burrow system, a home for up to 10
wombats.
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