Wildlife - Bandicoot - Kwenda Marlark Wetland, Kewdale, Western Australia, Australia
S 31° 58.206 E 115° 58.369
50J E 402943 N 6462417
A yellow warning sign with the word 'Wildlife' and a representation of a Bandicoot, beside a road in the Perth Airport precinct.
Waymark Code: WMGTBE
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 04/07/2013
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This sign is on Tarlton Crescent near the entrance to the Kwenda Marlark Walk Trail.
Perth Airport’s Conservation Walk Trail is named 'Kwenda Marlark', the Nyoongar meaning for 'bandicoot bushland', which was the winning entry in a naming competition involving local schools.
Bandicoots are a group of about 20 species of small to medium-sized, terrestrial marsupial omnivores in the order Peramelemorphia. They are endemic to Australia. Almost every area of Australia has its species of Bandicoot. Once abundant in the backyards of suburban homes, unfortunately like many other native mammals, many species have been declining in numbers for a variety of reasons.
In 2004, Perth Airport initiated a project to transform an abandoned sand quarry into a fully functioning wetland contributing to local and regional biodiversity values while also serving hydrological and ecological functions for the area.
The project involved:
| Removal/transplantation of exisiting vegetation
Relocation of topsoil and site preparation (weed control)
Installation of fencing within the wetland to prevent unauthorised vehicle access
Revegetation with stock grown from locally-provenanced seed |
Over 128 species of aquatic macroinvertebrates have been recorded from wetlands on the airport estate. Rehabilitation of this wetland is helping to contribute to this high level of biodiversity.