AWC Pilliga Feral Predator-Free Area Open Day

For the first time, visitors will have the opportunity to step inside the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) and NSW National Parks and Wildlife\’s Pilliga Feral Predator-Free fenced area on Thursday 15 September 2022 with a public tour.

The day tour will take visitors through part of the largest consolidated block of forest and woodland in western NSW where they will see and learn how Australia has the worst mammal extinction rate in the world, largely due to the impact of feral cats and foxes on our wildlife.

Visitors will hear from AWC’s dedicated field ecologists and land managers about the reintroduction program and how the feral predator-free area is helping to prevent further extinctions and promote the recovery of our most susceptible species.

AWC staff will be on hand to outline the operation including looking after the fence, monitoring the environment, and eradicating feral predators within the Pilliga’s fenced area. If they’re lucky, visitors may even catch a glimpse of a Bridled Nailtail Wallaby as it hops around in search of its next meal.

The tour will depart on Thursday 15 September 2022 at 9.00am with a maximum capacity of 40 people.

Tickets include a return bus trip from Narrabri, a tour of the Pilliga’s fenced area with an allocated AWC field ecologist guide, a walk through the breeding area and lunch.

Registrations close on 4 September 2022 or when tickets are exhausted. Participants will meet at the Narrabri Region Visitor Information Centre car park on Tibbereena Street (Newell Highway), Narrabri, 30 minutes before the bus leaves Narrabri.

To purchase tickets, refer to AWC\’s booking instructions then click here to book.