Carbon Landscapes is working with Nooramunga Trust, Rendere Trust and EcoGipps to manage a conservation island near Wilsons Promontory in South Gippsland. The 150-acre island is located in Corner Inlet, a Ramsar-listed Wetland of International Importance and a nature haven for threatened fauna and migratory birds, including the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot. Little Dog Island is of strategic importance in protecting coastal saltmarsh, a crucial habitat requirement for the Orange-bellied Parrot, within a well-managed reserve system.
Little Dog Island represents an outstanding example of coastal saltmarsh, a distinctive ecological community found within inter-tidal zones with suitable mudflats. Saltmarsh habitat has become increasingly scarce, due to degradation from multiple sources, including urban development along Victoria’s coast, altered drainage, and sea-level rise. Target species that we are aiming to protect on the island include the critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrot, the Long-nosed Potoroo and a variety of internationally listed migratory wader birds that visit the island each year.
