The Mohunga Restoration Project is an initiative designed
to enhance the biodiversity of the peninsula that forms the northern
shore of Port FitzRoy Harbour and the southern coastline of Katherine
Bay. The project is an extension of the efforts already undertaken by
residents and landholders that has included reforestation and predator
and pest control.
Grants from the Biodiversity Condition and Advice
Funds will allow the project to develop further, implementing more
comprehensive rat, pig and cat control over a large part of the
peninsula. Funds will also allow feasibility studies to determine the
appropriateness of either a predator proof fence or an intensive ‘buffer
zone’ to enable complete eradication of the threats to the surviving
flora and fauna.
It is planned that the Mohunga Peninsula will become
an area that supports a range of animal and plant species not
experienced since pre-settlement times.
With dedication and hard work Mohunga will emulate
and add to the successes of the Windy Hill, Glenfern and other projects.
The support, co-operation and experience of a wide range of people and
organisations is essential to such activities. To all those who have
given The Mohunga Project a kick start, A GREAT BIG THANKYOU.
