The
First 100

This dashboard details the journey to protecting 100,000 square metres of Australian biodiversity and celebrating the people and partners who've helped make it happen.

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At every step it's been the people passionate about protecting our precious biodiversity that have pushed us forward, Wilderlands is only possible thanks to them.

Ash Knop, CEO of Wilderlands
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106,219

Square metres protected

34

Threatened species protected

123

Bird species protected

468

Plant species protected

Life as the Lead Ecologist at Wilderlands

A year after joining Wilderlands, Deanna Marshall reflects on the results of Wilderlands first annual project reports and provides insights into the management practices that took place and shares highlights from the monitoring across the four projects.

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Budgerum

Victoria Riverina, Vic (Barababaraba Country)

In the heart of the Victorian Riverina, one of the most productive areas of agriculture in Australia and only 250 kilometres north of Melbourne.

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Crowes Lookout

Otway Ranges, Vic (Gadubanud Country)

Home to mountainous vistas, tall trees, and fern-rich gullies, lies Crowes Lookout, only 170 kilometres south-west of Melbourne near the scenic town of Lavers Hill in the Otway Ranges.

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Coorong Lakes

Meningie, South Australia (Ngarrindjeri Country)

Located in Meningie in South Australia, this 200 hectare landscape is a project delivered in partnership with the Ngarrindjeri people, the Traditional Custodians of the Coorong.

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Alleena

West Wyalong, New South Wales (Wiradjuri Country)

Located in the heart of the NSW Riverina, this 4500 acre landscape is addressing the decline of the suite of birds dependent on intact woodland ecosystems for foraging and nesting.

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Alleena
West Wyalong, New South Wales (Wiradjuri Country)

Alleena Project Report

Explore our first Annual Project Report for this 497 hectare property located in the NSW Riverina about 20km southwest of West Wyalong.

With the native plant diversity reaching a total of 171 species and a recording of 530 birds of 39 species, this woodlands project is such an important property to protect.

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20,225

Square metres protected

10

Threatened species protected

98

Bird species protected

171

Plant species protected

Listen to the Sounds of Alleena

Home to over 100 bird species.

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Spot the Creatures of Alleena

See what our remote cameras have spotted.

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Wilderlands Partners with Alive Body to Protect Precious Biodiversity at Alleena for World Earth Day

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Coorong Lakes
Meningie, South Australia (Ngarrindjeri Country)

Coorong Lakes Project Report

Explore our first Annual Project Report for this unique project located south of Meningie in South Australia, at the south-east edge of the extensive Coorong Lakes system.

Among the most exciting discoveries from our monitoring this year was the presence of over 30 species of orchids on our Coorong Lakes project, including the world's largest population discovered on private land of the nationally endangered Metallic Sun Orchid.

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68,228

Square metres protected

6

Threatened species protected

61

Bird species protected

222

Plant species protected

Coorong Home to Critically Endangered Orchid

The world's largest (private land) population of the critically endangered Metallic Sun Orchid has been discovered on our Coorong Lakes project.

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30+

Species of orchid

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Wilderlands Partners with Adelaide Festival to Protect a Patch of the Coorong with Every Ticket

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Meet Sally Shaw

Discover why Sally chose to protect the Coorong Lakes project providing game-changing support to preserve a project close to her heart and in honour of her late father who shaped her passion for nature.

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Al.ive Body Partners to Launch Limited Edition Product that Protects the Coorong

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Budgerum
Victoria Riverina, Vic (Barapa Bapara Country)

Budgerum Project Report

Explore our first Annual Project Report for this project located in the heart of the Victorian Riverina, 250 kilometres north of Melbourne.

These rich grasslands protect the Critically Endangered 'Natural Grasslands of the Murray Valley Plains' and include many threatened plants such as Chariot Wheels, Bristly Love-grass, Long Eryngium, Veined Peppercress Umbrella Wattle and Bush Minuria.

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8,698

Square metres protected

16

Threatened species protected

19

Bird species protected

107

Plant species protected

A Day with Deanna

We developed a mini documentary documenting a day in the life of our lead ecologist following the monitoring activity at our Budgerum project.

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Protecting a patch becomes the present of choice for corporate partners

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Crowes Lookout
Otway Ranges, Vic (Gadubanud Country)

Crowes Lookout Project Report

Explore our first Annual Project Report for this project located only 170 kilometres south-west of Melbourne near the scenic town of Lavers Hill in the Otway Ranges.

Amongst the dense undergrowth you'll discover Long-nosed Bandicoot and the Otway Black Snail, living beneath the towering Southern Blue-gum and Messmate Stringybark as well as the tallest flowering tree species in the world, the Mountain Ash.

These trees are home to many species including Koalas who were heard through our remote camera recording at the property for the very first time this year.

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9,068

Square metres protected

2

Threatened species protected

9

Bird species protected

39

Plant species protected

Nature Stewardship Credit becomes no-brainer for Property Developers

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Highlights
Highlights since our 2022 launch

" That trip to montreal changed everything for Wilderlands. It completely shifted our trajectory and connected us to the world."

Ash Knop, CEO of Wilderlands
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KPMG Nature Positive Challenge

Reflecting on our experience as one of five teams selected to be part of the program that supports the best startups tackling biodiversity loss and the blue economy.

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Wilderlands Takes Stage to Talk Conservation in Canberra

Wilderlands were proud to present at the 2022 Conservation Finance Intensive, special event hosted by the Australian Land Conservation Alliance & Trust for Nature with the support of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Accounting for Nature Ltd and Wildlife Bank Trust.

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Melbourne Accelerator Program

Why being part of the best university backed accelerator in Australia helped propel our growth and our networks.

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Silverstrand Biodiversity Accelerator

The chance to be part of the inaugural cohort gave us a distinct advantage when trying to understand how our product might meet a South East Asia market.

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Where it All Began

On the eve of World Environment Day over 100 industry leaders gathered to celebrate the launch of Wilderlands at the Social Foundry in Kyneton.

A look back at the evening that Wilderlands was released into the wild and the moment that started a movement and helped us build the community who continue to support us today.

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The Journey so Far.....

Explore the timeline to see the many people and partners who've been part of the wilderlands journey so far and the key milestones achieved along the way.

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