Wildlife Australia Fund

Wildlife Australia Fund, Inc.

Founded	2008
Type	Charitable trust
Location	New York, New York
Area served	World wide
Method	Fundraising, research, land acquisition, public education
Website	http://www.wildlifeaustralia.org

Wildlife Australia Fund, Inc. is an international charitable organization established for the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. It was established by Australian expatriates in New York to assist in the acquisition of land in Australia for the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems, conducting research into conservation and biodiversity in Australia and undertaking public education regarding Australian wildlife conservation. It encourages active participation worldwide to help restore the balance to the delicate ecosystem of Australia.

History

The organization was formed as a 501(c)(3) charitable trust in 2008 by a group of Australian expatriates in living in New York City who wanted to highlight to the world the global significance of Australia’s unique wildlife and the extinction threat that they face , as well as a vehicle in which globally based Australians and their international friends could financially contribute and give back to the Australian community.

Objectives

• To protect and enhance the natural environment;
• To educate the public and raise awareness of Australia's unique wildlife and ecosystems;
• To educate the public and raise awareness of the threats to Australia's unique wildlife and ecosystems;
• To research and act in the protection of threatened or endangered species;
• To acquire land for the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems

Projects

Wildlife Australia Fund's first major project is to actively support a contract to purchase Pungalina Station, a vast property covering 195,000 hectares (482,000 acres) in the outback of the Northern Territory.

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  The location of Pungalina in the Northern Territory of Australia
• No Name Creek at Pungalina
  No Name Creek at Pungalina
• The scenery at Pungalina
  The scenery at Pungalina
• Bluff Waterhole at Pungaline
  Bluff Waterhole at Pungaline

Pungalina is seen by Wildlife Australia Fund as one of the last great wilderness areas of northern Australia and its acquisition important for the conservation of a suite of unique and endangered Australian flora and fauna, including 500 plant species, 20 frog species, 75 reptile species, 170 bird species and 35 mammal species.,

External links

• Wildlife Australia Fund website