WildCountry Info

A new vision for nature - October 18, 2008

Summary information and links about WildCountry.

WildCountry Science - April 16, 2009

New research underlies the WildCountry vision, including on long-term and large-scale ecological processes. Find out more about the science and the scientists.

Images of the Great Western Woodlands - September 03, 2009  

Indigenous Rights Policy - September 07, 2003

The Wilderness Society (TWS) recognises;  that indigenous peoples are the traditional custodians who have managed the environments of Australia since time immemorial, that Indigenous Australians did not voluntarily relinquish their sovereignty over Australia, the continued existence of native title land and sea rights...

WildCountry Research Projects - February 21, 2010

The Wilderness Society has secured funding to enable foundational scientific work to be undertaken over the years 2004-2007.

WildCountry - editorial by Emeritus Prof. Harry Recher - February 07, 2010

An article about WildCountry by Professor Harry Recher, published in Pacific Conservation Biology in 2003

Crunch time for the Kimberley - June 17, 2009

Years of neglect and mismanagement have created major environmental problems for the Kimberley region of northern WA, but even bigger threats are now looming over the region, in the form of plans for large scale gas, mining and agricultural industrialisation.

WildCountry in South Australia - June 21, 2005

WildCountry in South Australia is both a bold framework for campaigning and a specific pilot project: the Western Wilderness Corridor. The corridor spans a biologically crucial zone from the central Eyre Peninsula to the Western Australian border and is a first step to establishing WildCountry in South Australia.

SA Wilderness Campaigns - October 31, 2005

South Australia has a strong Wilderness Protection Act. We are now campaigning to have high quality wilderness areas protected under that Act. Key campaigns include Yellabinna, and the large Central Eyre Peninsula Parks.

The Role of Connectivity in Australian Conservation (abstract) - June 29, 2005

Abstract of an article from Pacific Conservation Biology 2004 - an overview of the connectivity elements that inform a scientific framework for significantly improving the prospects for the long-term conservation of Australia's biodiversity.