Creating mainland and island safe havens to secure Top End priority mammals

This project will establish two safe havens within Garig Gunak Barlu (Cobourg) national park to protect several Top End primary priority mammal species, including brush-tailed rabbit-rats, black-footed tree-rats and northern brush-tailed phascogales. The mainland safe haven will be created on Black Point peninsula by the installation of a ~9 km long cat- and feral herbivore-proof fence and undertaking cat management within the fenced area. Translocation of brush-tailed rabbit-rats to nearby cat-free Greenhill Island will create a second safe haven. This applied conservation project will be collaborative between research and NRM organisations, NTG and Indigenous land managers, and will provide training and employment opportunities.