Wildlife sanctuary high in Barrington Tops at Aussie Ark conservation facility.
Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary encloses 400 hectares of wilderness and is primarily made up of open forests and grasslands. Aussie Ark aims to protect and preserve the habitat within the sanctuary through the removal of noxious weeds, habitat augmentation and of course in the return of lost species.
Opened in November 2020, the fences that enclose the sanctuary are specially designed to keep foxes, cats and pigs out and to protect the spectacular habitat that is so unique to the Barrington region. Some of Aussie Ark’s species - Tasmanian devils and Eastern quolls - were released into the sanctuary in 2020. Releases in 2021 included Long-nosed potoroos, Parma wallabies, Rufous bettongs and Brush-tailed rock wallabies.
In 2022 more Eastern quolls and Long-nosed potoroos were released. Also in 2022, Tasmanian devil joeys have successfully bred in a ‘wild scenario’ in the santuary, for the second year in a row.
A large number of local wildlife will also find the sanctuary a safe-haven from predation including the Broad-toothed rat, Greater glider, and abundant birdlife to name just a few!
Aussie Ark has a vision of creating a long-term future for Australia’s threatened wildlife and aims of rewilding the Barrington Tops – returning a suite of missing mammals’ species back to the landscape.
Aussie Ark is NSW’s largest independently-owned and operated conservation organisation and is home to seven keystone species once found in the Barrington Tops of NSW. Aussie Ark has a vision of providing a long-term future for Australia’s threatened native wildlife through species and habitat recovery. Aussie Ark also firmly believes in creating healthy ecosystems within its sanctuaries, totalling more than 1000 hectares, and through rewilding.
