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The Powerful Owl is Australia's largest owl (about 60cm tall) and hunts possums and gliders. They are relatively rare and are classed as a Vulnerable species on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List. In 2023 the Warringal Conservation...

Deer are an emerging threat to native vegetation and wildlife. There are estimated to be in excess of a millon feral deer in Victoria (Invasive Species Council). Deer are being targetted in programs operating in parks and wilderness areas, typically...

Banyule Flats is home to many wombats. They are rarely seen by day, but their scratching and burrows (below top) are widely evident. Another sign that wombats are around is the cube-shaped green faeces (below bottom) that they carefully perch...

We are fortunate to have a diversity of native animals in Banyule. This includes nocturnal birds, such as Tawny Frogmouths, Powerful Owls and Boobook Owls. These birds’ prey on small animals such as rats and mice which all too common...

The heat of summer has passed and it is time to get back to planting. WCS has organised a series of plantings at Banyule flats in conjuction with the Banyule Council Bush Crew. Keep an eye on the WCS Facebook...

Over November and December 2022 Banyule Swamp has been covered with a mat of the aquatic plant Red Water-milfoil (Myriophyllum verrucosum). This plant has underwater stems with whorls of feathery green leaves (photo 1) and emergent stems with red leaves (photo...