“Odonata: Reappearing Act”

This poem was written in support of The Odonata Foundation

Odonata is an environmental charity established in 2016. It established and manages a series of fenced sanctuaries for particular endangered species with a view to expanding the number of safe havens to build populations for eventual reintroductions to the wild. They have achieved inspiring science-based conservation successes.

‘Odonata has managed programs for multiple threatened species. We have been instrumental in changing the extinction trajectory of both the Eastern Quoll and the Southern Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby, there are only 170 of these wallabies left in existence. Our work has down-listed the Eastern Barred Bandicoot from extinct in the wild to endangered, and also established Australia’s leading Bush Stone-curlew breeding program.’

‘Our solutions are designed to halt and reverse extinction rates for key mammals, while building a better landscape where they can thrive in the future. Sustainable finance and innovation are also a big part of how we find new solutions. Courageous and bold business leaders, landholders, philanthropists and investors are key to our mobilisation and are invited to join this exciting journey. Next generation technology and digital evolution is supporting us to work with every Australian and other organisations in ways that haven’t been possible before.’