Odonata Foundation

One of our favourite things at Odonata is to watch our team geek out over their subject matter expertise. Enter Science Director, Dr Romy Zyngier, with her latest field tool, the mini disk infiltrometer! A shoutout to Michael Forster from Edaphic Scientific for supplying Odonata's latest soil gadget.

What's better than saving threatened species? Being part of a community that saves threatened species! Connecting with likeminded landholders is what Brian Herington, Odonata Academy 2025 cohort member, remembers from his time on the Odonata Academy course - and we're thrilled to hear it. Join the Odonata Academy 2027 cohorts to learn how to restore your land, build practical skills and make some cool new eco-pals while you're at it. Plus you'll get to attend a retreat at Mt Rothwell safe haven! 📍 Sign up to free info session: https://shorturl.at/MRoVS 📚️ More info: https://lnkd.in/gDZ267nG #odonatafoundation #wesavespecies #odonataacademy

Globally, grasslands are vanishing. The Victorian Volcanic Plains Grasslands (VVPG) are one of Australia’s most critically endangered ecosystems, with less than 1% remaining. Odonata is working to reverse this.

At Odonata, our mission is to save threatened species. We can't do it alone. That's why we work with farmers and landholders to restore their lands and create habitats for threatened species through the Odonata Academy. Our flagship course, Saving species: for landholders and farmers, equips landholders and farmers with the knowledge and skills to support threatened species recovery and promote healthy ecosystems on their properties. Fancy joining a crew of likeminded landholders on one of our future Academy cohorts? Sign up to a free information session on Thursday 29 October, 10am to hear from our friendly (and knowledgeable) team. 📍 Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/MRoVS 📚️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gDZ267nG #odonatafoundation #wesavespecies #odonataacademy

Connect with like-minded landholders through the Odonata Academy. Our Saving species: for landholders and farmers course will help you develop a personalised action plan for your own property, just like past participant Deb Butt was able to do. Enrol now for our 2027 cohorts! 📚️ Sign up for our info session: https://shorturl.at/MRoVS 📍Enrol: https://lnkd.in/gDZ267nG #odonatafoundation #wesavespecies #odonataacademy

🎥 Smile, you're on candid camera (endangered species edition)

After two sold-out cohorts, we are thrilled to launch our 2027 dates for Odonata’s flagship course, Saving species: for landholders and farmers. This course was created to transfer knowledge gained over two decades and equip landholders, farmers and members of the community with practical knowledge to save threatened species, restore ecosystems and protect biodiversity. Join a group of like-minded people to access.... - 8 unique learning modules over 4 months 
 - A two-day retreat at Mt Rothwell Safe Haven - Live webinars led by subject matter experts The course costs $1,950 (which has been significantly subsidised from $4,250 thanks to our philanthropic partners The Ian Potter Foundation and ERDI Foundation). We’re currently offering a launch discount of $250, making the course just $1,700 when using the code ODONATAFRIENDS27 Link in comments to enrol or register for info session. Matt Singleton Steph Swann Georgia Randall Sam Lancaster Damian Jones Jennie Oceans Cecilia Riebl

Is there anything more spectacular than learning about the benefit one species brings to another? Saving our native wildlife goes so much deeper than the animals alone, the flow-on effects to support improved biodiversity and landscape health are infinite. Here is one beautiful example...

Two days until EOFY... wasn't it January last week? We've pulled together a snappy 20-second recap of some of what we've achieved this financial year. If you'd like to help us save Australia's threatened species, we'd be incredibly grateful for a tax-deductible donation before June 30. We've made it easy via the link in the comments. Thank you. Please also enjoy this snapshot of what we've achieved together this financial year: 🐾 Largest-ever eastern barred bandicoot translocation – 100 bandicoots moved to Phillip Island. 🌱 206.7 hectares declared rabbit-free at Mt Rothwell Safe Haven, an increase of 37.5 hectares, allowing native grasslands to recover. 🦘 27 southern brush-tailed rock-wallabies translocated from Mt Rothwell to Barbaloot and Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, helping establish two new colonies. 👶 A new wallaby colony breeding successfully at Barbaloot Conservation Reserve. Bring on the joeys! 🧬 200+ genetic samples collected to strengthen future species recovery. 👥 2,400+ people visited Mt Rothwell Safe Haven to experience threatened species recovery firsthand. 💚 1,100+ volunteer shifts contributed to conservation. 🎓 Odonata Academy launched successfully, with 2027 intakes already being added. 🌏 Global media coverage reaching millions, including BBC, Euronews, New York Post, Mirror UK, 7News and 9News. 📱 485,000+ social media views, introducing threatened species recovery to new audiences. Thank you for being part of the journey. Whether you've donated, volunteered, partnered with us or simply shared our stories, you've helped make these achievements possible.

A glimpse into what is possible when farming and ecosystem restoration are designed to work together. Tiverton Farm is a 1,000-hectare regenerative agriculture and conservation project in western Victoria, managed in partnership with the Odonata Foundation. The property operates as a working sheep farm with over 5,000 merino sheep, while also functioning as a protected safe haven for threatened native wildlife. A defining feature of Tiverton Farm is its predator-proof fence, which, excluding foxes and feral cats, creates a safe, controlled environment for the reintroduction and breeding of endangered species such as the eastern barred bandicoot and eastern quoll. The presence of these species also contributes back to the farming system. As natural “ecosystem engineers”, bandicoots improve soil structure through digging and foraging behaviours, supporting nutrient cycling and pasture health, while quolls, as native carnivores, help restore ecological balance by regulating populations of smaller animals and insects. In turn, this supports productive grazing land, healthier sheep, and lambs protected from fox predation, with wool that can achieve a premium market value. Below, Tiverton Farm founder Nigel Sharp speaks with ABC Landline about how the property demonstrates that conservation and profitable farming can genuinely coexist. https://lnkd.in/g9Nvmjs7.