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Enviro-Stories
Project: 
Hotspot Heroes

Enviro-Stories to work with 10 schools in our region, to write a Biodiversity-themed short story focusing on local threatened species and what can be done to save them from extinction. Students can explore and discover environmental threats including feral animals, weeds, habitat loss and fragmentation, and stock grazing bushland.

So just what is a Hotspot Hero?

A Hotspot Hero is someone who is willing to stand up and take action to help prevent our threatened plants and animals from fading into oblivion.

Global ‘Biodiversity hotspots’ are geographic regions that are extremely rich in species diversity (plant and animal life), yet are threatened with extinction.

The word ‘hotspot’ is linked to the Avon River Basin forming part of The South West Australia Ecoregion (SWAE). This is Australia’s only Global Biodiversity Hotspot, and is home to a variety of unique flora and fauna which are under serious threat.  In fact, this region has the highest concentration of rare and endangered species in Australia. The region stretches from Shark Bay in the North to Esperance in the south, covering 48.9million ha of land, which includes the Avon River Basin.

The importance of the South West Australia Biodiversity Hotspot is recognised by the Australian Government with 3 out of 15 National Biodiversity Hotspots located In the South West Australia Ecoregion.  One of these, the Central and Eastern Avon Wheatbelt (Western Australia), forms part our region.  With as much as 94% of the regions vegetation cleared, and an increasing number of ferals, much of the remaining woodlands containing many of Western Australia's threatened plants and animals are at risk of extinction.

Overview
Enviro-Stories has worked with 10 schools in our region, to write a Biodiversity-themed short story focusing on local threatened species and what can be done to save them from extinction
Delivery Organisation
Wheatbelt NRM
Contact

Sarah Moore
Project Manager - Manager & Engagement
Phone: 9670 3136
email: smoore@wheatbeltnrm.org.au