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Bouvard Coast Care Group
Working for the future to protect our coastal dune system, fauna and wildlife
Our Groups
We have a number of special interest groups who look after specific areas of Coast Care, these include our Turtle Group who tend for the needs of turtles washed up on
the coast during bad weather and our Possum Group who manage the possum bridges and wildlife corridors.
If you’d like to take part in one of these groups, email the group leader using the details on their page, you’ll find a summary of our special interest groups below.
Possum Group
Our Possum Group look after the Western Ring-tail Possums and the Gumnut Possum Bridge. The western ringtail possum (Ngwayir) is an arboreal leaf-eating herbivorous marsupial endemic to south-western Australia. Since colonial settlement it has undergone a substantial range contraction, with declines in abundance and habitat continuing. It is listed as threatened fauna, and ranked in Western Australia as Endangered under international (IUCN) criteria. It is also listed nationally as Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Bouvard Coastcare Group in partnership with the City of Mandurah and Friends of Warrangup Springs successfully applied for funding to the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council for “Restoring Ecological Linkages for the Ngwayir (Western Ringtail Possum)” In addition, we have also carried out planting along a number of wildlife corridors in Bouvard to provide food & habitat for the Western Ring-tailed Possum. The Possum Group carry on this work, managing, maintaining and monitoring possum numbers in the area. You can join this group by visiting their group page.
Turtle Group
Our Turtle Group look after sea turtles. Six of the world’s seven species of turtles are found in WA waters: • green • hawksbill • loggerhead • flatback • leatherback • olive ridley. All marine turtles in Australian waters are protected species at both State and Commonwealth levels. Marine turtles have existed in the world's oceans for more than 100 million years. These ancient mariners have cultural, spiritual and economic importance to coastal Indigenous Australians. Turtles feature in many stories, ceremonies, traditions and contemporary activities of Indigenous people, and are often a food source in remote coastal communities. Marine turtles generally live for a long time and are slow to reach sexual maturity—it can take between 20 and 50 years for a turtle to begin to breed. The only time they leave the ocean is when the adult females lay their eggs on beaches, and occasionally to bask during the nesting season. ( Read more on the DBCA Website ) The aim of our Turtle Group is to encourage members and their families to monitor andprotect sea turtles especially young turtles that have been washed up on our coastline during storms. Find out how you can help on our Turtle Group page.
Peacock Spider Group
Maratus flavus ( flavus meaning yellow in Latin) is the name given to the Peacock Spider that is described in Peckhamia 160.1 by J C Otto and D E Hill and is unique to this area of the South-west of Western Australia known as Tims Thicket. It is important to preserve this area as it may be the only place in the world that this species exists. Males are only about 4mm and females about 5mm. They are found in leaf litter and on small green plants not very tall in height. They feed on small live insects and catch them by jumping on them. They do not build webs like other spiders. This BCCG Special Interest Group is lead by Carole Anderson with the aim of raising awareness & habitat preservation for this special local species.
Would you like to start a Special Interest Group to protect a part of the environment you are passionate about? Contact the Secretary at Bouvard Coast Care with
details and let us help you make a difference to our environment.
Copyright © Bouvard Coast Care Group Inc -
Registered Charity
Designed & Hosted by Westcountry
Bouvard Coast
Care Group
Working for the future to protect our
coastal dune system, fauna and wildlife
Our Groups
We have a number of special interest groups who look
after specific areas of Coast Care, these include our
Turtle Group who tend for the needs of turtles washed
up on the coast during bad weather and our Possum
Group who manage the possum bridges and wildlife
corridors.
If you’d like to take part in one of these groups, email the
group leader using the details on their page, you’ll find a
summary of our special interest groups below.
Possum Group
Our Possum Group look after the Western Ring-tail Possums and the Gumnut Possum Bridge. The western ringtail possum (Ngwayir) is an arboreal leaf-eating herbivorous marsupial endemic to south- western Australia. Since colonial settlement it has undergone a substantial range contraction, with declines in abundance and habitat continuing. It is listed as threatened fauna, and ranked in Western Australia as Endangered under international (IUCN) criteria. It is also listed nationally as Vulnerable under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Bouvard Coastcare Group in partnership with the City of Mandurah and Friends of Warrangup Springs successfully applied for funding to the Peel-Harvey Catchment Council for “Restoring Ecological Linkages for the Ngwayir (Western Ringtail Possum)” In addition, we have also carried out planting along a number of wildlife corridors in Bouvard to provide food & habitat for the Western Ring-tailed Possum. The Possum Group carry on this work, managing, maintaining and monitoring possum numbers in the area. You can join this group by visiting their group page.
Turtle Group
Our Turtle Group look after sea turtles. Six of the world’s seven species of turtles are found in WA waters: • green • hawksbill • loggerhead • flatback • leatherback • olive ridley. All marine turtles in Australian waters are protected species at both State and Commonwealth levels. Marine turtles have existed in the world's oceans for more than 100 million years. These ancient mariners have cultural, spiritual and economic importance to coastal Indigenous Australians. Turtles feature in many stories, ceremonies, traditions and contemporary activities of Indigenous people, and are often a food source in remote coastal communities. Marine turtles generally live for a long time and are slow to reach sexual maturity—it can take between 20 and 50 years for a turtle to begin to breed. The only time they leave the ocean is when the adult females lay their eggs on beaches, and occasionally to bask during the nesting season. ( Read more on the DBCA Website ) The aim of our Turtle Group is to encourage members and their families to monitor andprotect sea turtles especially young turtles that have been washed up on our coastline during storms. Find out how you can help on our Turtle Group page.
Peacock Spider Group
Maratus flavus ( flavus meaning yellow in Latin) is the name given to the Peacock Spider that is described in Peckhamia 160.1 by J C Otto and D E Hill and is unique to this area of the South-west of Western Australia known as Tims Thicket. It is important to preserve this area as it may be the only place in the world that this species exists. Males are only about 4mm and females about 5mm. They are found in leaf litter and on small green plants not very tall in height. They feed on small live insects and catch them by jumping on them. They do not build webs like other spiders. This BCCG Special Interest Group is lead by Carole Anderson with the aim of raising awareness & habitat preservation for this special local species.
