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Funding for Lion Island penguins

 

The Friends of Lion Island have received funding for a little penguin threat abatement project.

The group was one to share $50,000 granted for CoastCare projects on the Central Coast, through joint funding from State and Federal Governments.

Federal Member for Robertson Mr Jim Lloyd said the project would "restore the resilient island vegetation, increasing potential nesting sites for little penguins, and educate the local commercial tour guides ensuring that visitors to the island are receiving a message consistent with the National Parks and Wildlife Service policies for the area.

"CoastCare is typical of many of the natural heritage trust programs in the way it brings communities together to protect and preserve their local environments.

"Hundreds of volunteers have worked on CoastCare projects in New South Wales to address problems such as dune erosion, weed invasion and the spread of feral animals," Mr Lloyd said.

Media release, May 22