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Sponsor an Animal program launched
9 July 2008
On Wednesday 9 July, the Centennial Parklands Foundation launched its Sponsor an Animal program at an Australian Wildlife Show held in Centennial Park with wildlife expert Anthony Stimson.
For just $5 a month, or $60 a year (tax deductible) you can sponsor one of the animals that have made Centennial Parklands their home.
A range of animals are available for sponsorship from turtles and possums to flying foxes and birds. All proceeds from this program help protect animal habitat in the Parklands.
By sponsoring an animal, you will help protect the animals in the Parklands by assisting the Centennial Parklands Foundation’s efforts to:
- Protect and preserve threatened species such as Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub
- Improve pond water quality for birds, fish, turtles and frogs, in the largest freshwater wetland system in metropolitan Sydney
- Manage pest species such as European carp and introduce native Australian bass into the pond system
- Plant wetland plants to provide places for feeding, resting, hiding and raising young
- Nurture trees and shrubs to provide hollows for roosting and nesting; open canopies for insectivorous bats; twiggy growth favoured by some spiders; a litter layer where invertebrates can thrive; bark of many textures as insect habitat; flowers which attract butterflies; and fruits as food for birds and flying foxes
- Research the lives of the Parklands’ inhabitants, such as the Australian White Ibis population
In 2007-08, the Centennial Parklands Foundation funded the following projects to improve the habitat of the Parklands’ resident fauna:
- The installation of 20,000 native wetland plants to help filter litter and harmful water nutrients and also provide shelter for wetland bird species.
- The removal of 2200 kilograms of European Carp. European Carp damage the wetland ecosystem through their foraging feeding habits and disturb silt that prevents aquatic plant photosynthesis and reduces native fauna food sources.
- The release of 10,000 Native Australian Bass fish species which will mature to become a natural predator to the European Carp.
- The planting of 800 trees to provide a source of food and shelter for the Parklands’ fauna.
Our thanks to Anthony Stimson for helping us launch this exciting program. Children attending the show had a wonderful time while learning about animals and their habitat.
Find out more about how you can sponsor an animal.
More photos from the event follow:
Contact: Julie Hunter Ward
Phone: (02) 9339 6699
