Australien hat in den letzten 200 Jahren mehr Säugetierarten verloren als die gesamte übrige Welt! Über die Hälfte der gefährdeten Säuger der heutigen Welt lebt in Australien. Ähnliches läßt sich über Australiens einzigartige einheimische Pflanzen, Vögel, Fische und Reptilien berichten.     Während der Schutz einzelner Arten nur als letzter Ausweg Erfolg verspricht, lassen sich ganze Lebensgemeinschaften (Biozönosen) nur in großen, von Katzen und Füchsen befreiten Schutzgebieten erhalten.

Australia has lost more species of mammals in the last 200 years than the whole of the rest of the world! Over half the endangered mammal species in the world today are Australian. The story is similar for the unique Australian native plants, birds, fish and reptiles.     While the protection of single species can only be promising as a last resort, whole communities (biocoenoses) can only be preserved in big sanctuaries cleared of cats and foxes.

Adressen:

• Earth Sanctuaries Foundation (ESF), PO BOX 1135, Stirling, South Australia, Australia 5152.
  Contact: Cheryl McEgan, Development Manager, Phone: +61 8 8370 9422, Fax: +61 8 8339 7233, e-mail: esf@esl.com.au + wildlife@esl.com.au; general enquiries: bruce.jackson@esl.com.au; volunteering / ESF membership / tax-deductible donations: cheryl.mcegan@esl.com.au/.
• Earth Sanctuaries Ltd (ESL), P.O. Box 1135, Stirling, SA, 5152, Australia. Phone: (08)83709422, Overseas: +61(8)83709422, Fax: +61(8)83397233, e-mail: wildlife@esl.com.au/.
  ESL restores and manages natural environments to conserve flora and fauna. Sanctuaries:
  • Warrawong Earth Sanctuary (Adelaide Hills, South Australia)
  • Hanson Bay Sanctuary (Kangaroo Island, South Australia)
  • Little River Earth Sanctuary (You Yang Ranges, Victoria, between Melbourne and Geelong)
  • Waratah Park, Duffys Forest (Sydney, New South Wales, phone: 02 9986 1788)
  Earth Sanctuaries Ltd is owned by a special group of people: more than 7000 shareholders from around the world. There are many benefits in becoming an ESL shareholder, including invitations to special weekends and conservation events and a regular newsletter.
  Share Registry: Level 5, 115 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000, GPO Box 1903 Adelaide SA 5001. Telephone (08) 8236 2300, Fax: (08) 8236 2305.
• The Department of Conservation and Land Management: Western Shield, CALM's leading nature conservation program, is safeguarding the animals of the south-west forests. Launched in 1996, it is now the biggest wildlife conservation program ever undertaken in Australia.

Einleitung | Introduction