Farmer's sanctuary helps protect critically endangered plains-wanderer

Farmer's sanctuary helps protect critically endangered plains-wanderer

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Farmer's sanctuary helps protect critically endangered plains-wanderer

ABC

It was 10 years ago that George Cullinan first noticed an odd-looking bird on his farm in the Victorian Mallee. Sadly, Mr Cullinan died three weeks ago, aged 98, but not before he created a lasting legacy that echoes out across the Mallee's Birchip plains as birdsong. "There'd be more than one bird there for that many calls," said Birchip Landcare Group member Brian Lea. Trust for Nature manager David Dore said Mr Cullinan's property provided ideal habitat for the plains-wanderer to live and breed. Birchip Landcare Group member Brian Lea agreed that Mr Cullinan's work to protect habitat for the plains-wanderer would be enduring.

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