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Aerial view of Fish River from Fish River Station © Tim Bond

Conserving Tradition in Fish River Station

An unused cattle ranch in northern Australia is the site of a groundbreaking conservation partnership.

The Djelk IPA was declared by Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts Peter Garrett MP. White Cockatoo dancers prepare for the arrival of Peter Garrett MP © Peter Eve

Indigenous Australians Protect the Past

The Conservancy has teamed up with local Indigenous Landholders and the Australian Government to conserve over 5 million acres.

Conservancy scientist James Fitzsimons—here shown monitoring small rodents—was one of the report’s authors © Zoe Davies/The Nature Conservancy

Raising Awareness for Declining Mammals

Get to know Australia’s mammals through a new report "Into Oblivion? The disappearing native mammals of northern Australia."

Geoffrey Lipsett-Moore with local villagers during a traditional singsing welcoming ceremony for TNC staff and Asia Pacific Council members at Tarobi village on the Kimbe Bay coast in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The village is a participant in the Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) plan which is part of the Marine Protected Area network supported by the work of The Nature Conservancy in Papua New Guinea. © Mark Godfrey

Dr. Geoff Lipsett Moore: Close Calls and Clothes Catalogues

North Australia Program Director Geoff Lipsett-Moore is no stranger to danger — learn about the sacrifices he’s made for science.

Eugene Eades © Ami Vitale

Keeping the Dream Alive

The Conservancy is helping Australia's Indigenous people reconnect with their ancestral lands for the sake of nature and communities.

Rainbow bee-eater © David Morris

Kalamurina: Australia's Vast Desert Oasis

In the heart of central Australia, the Conservancy helped purchase nearly 1.7 million acres of critical habitat.

Open grasslands, tropical savannah and rivers flowing through red-rock bluffs typical of the Fitzroy river watershed in the wilderness area of Western Australia's Kimberley region. This aerial view is in the vacinity of Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Mornington Wildlife Sanctuary. ©Mark Godfrey/The Nature Conservancy

Northern Grasslands

Covering more than 247 million acres, Northern Australia is one of the few remaining vast natural areas left on Earth.

Mineral stains color a dry salt lake bed in the Great Western Woodlands of southern Western Australia. Comprising more then 39 million acres, The Great Western Woodlands is the largest temperate woodland and heathland left on earth. The woodlands form a critical connection between the wetter south west forests and dryer inland desert. The Nature Conservancy is working with Australian partners to preserve and protect this important ecoregion. ©Mark Godfrey/The Nature Conservancy

Great Western Woodlands

Located in the southwestern corner of Australia, this "mega-diverse" habitat comprises the world's largest remaining piece of mediterranean woodland.