Conservation Volunteers Australia

Project Focus: Scotland

In the Highlands of Scotland there is a community group busy at work helping to restore the scenic Caledonian Forest. The Caledonian Forest once covered over 1.5 million hectares of the Scottish Highlands. Today just 1% of the forest remains, and species such as the beaver, wild boar and lynx have gone. The surviving remnants of the forest are ageing and fragmented, struggling to regenerate because of overgrazing caused by deer. The organisation ‘Trees for Life’ are calling for the assistance of Australian volunteers to ensure the survival of this ancient and remarkable woodland. It's Scotland's equivalent of the Daintree rainforest and it urgently needs our help! More...

As seen in the Sunday Magazine - Eco Holidays

Mammal Monitoring, Grampians National Park

Join Park Rangers monitoring vulnerable and endangered wildlife populations in the spectacular Grampians National Park. Places now available for May, June, October and November. For more information on the mammal trapping program click here. 

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