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Friends of the Western Swamp Tortoise Inc.

Phone: +61 8 9344 2872

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20.01.2022 This week (8 Nov -15 Nov 2020) is NAIDOC Week. The Noongar people of south-west australia refer to the western swamp tortoise as Yarkiny. They are known to favour the eggs of the turtle for food, where nests were found by the ring of yellow sand left after the female had buried her clutch. Take the opportunity this week to learn something about the culture and history within the regions that you work and play in!... #NAIDOCWeek2020 #NAIDOCWeek #NAIDOC

20.01.2022 Yesterday (October 21) was Reptile Appreciation Day. This day not only celebrates all reptiles, but is an opportunity to promote education, conservation, and appreciation of reptiles. I know we all appreciate our little WSTs! I appreciate their little permanent smiles. I appreciate the role that tortoises and turtles have in our ecosystems. And I appreciate their persistence to survive not only in the face of severe habitat loss and predation, but in a drying climate. ... What do you appreciate about western swamp tortoises, or reptiles in general? #reptileappreciationday #appreciationpost #appreciate #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #westernswamptortoise #education #Conservation #habitatloss #habitat #climatechange #happy #smile #tortoise #tortoisesofinstagram #saveourspecies #threatenedspecies #criticallyendangered #ellenbrook

20.01.2022 Envirofest 2020 is back on at Whiteman Park on November 21, and we're going to be there! Come and celebrate all things sustainability at this family-friendly environment. This year the event is focusing on "fauna and how we can both live with, and entice, more native fauna into our suburbs." Come along and say hello, and join in the games and crafts for the kids and free competition. ... https://fb.me/e/5FYyECQpC

11.01.2022 A lovely little cartoon featured in the Sunday Times a little while ago, with the story of how our Western Swamp Tortoise was rediscovered in the 1950s #media #westaustralian #westernswamptortoise #tortoise #tortoisesofinstagram #newspaper #cartoon #comic #conservation #savingspecies #saveourspecies #backfromthebrink #extinct #rediscovered #fauna #thesundaytimes #endangeredspecies #endangered #criticallyendangered #threatenedspecies

02.01.2022 Don't forget to come and see us at #envirofest2020 on the weekend!