ANPC :: Translocation workshop September 2004

Translocation of Threatened Plants

24 September 2004
Conference Room 1, Department of Sustainability and Environment
Cnr Taylor St and Midland Hwy, Epsom, Bendigo, Vic.

Content and audience

Have you been involved in, or would you like to be involved in, the planning, approval or implementation of a translocation project for threatened flora? Then this workshop is relevant to you!

Questions to be addressed include:

What is translocation?
When is it appropriate to use translocation as a tool to conserve threatened species?
What needs to be done when planning a translocation program?
How should a translocation program be implemented?
What ongoing management and evaluation is required?
Where can I go for more information?

The workshop will include case studies of translocation programs, highlighting lessons to be learnt. Participants will also be given the opportunity to provide input into the current revision of the ANPC’s guidelines for the translocation of threatened plants.

Translocation is one of the many tools available to assist in conserving threatened plant species. It involves the deliberate transfer of plants or regenerative plant material from one place to another. Translocation can be used to enhance existing populations; reintroduce a species to a site where it formerly occurred, but where it is now extinct; and to introduce a species to a site where it hasn’t been recorded previously.

See the flier and the program.

For more information

Contact the Australian Network for Plant Conservation National Office.