Cape Otway Conservation Ecology Centre

  • Potoroos in the spotlight

    A state-first study in the Otways is tracking how rare native animals fare after bushfires.

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  • Fire study for Otways heath

    A local conservation agency has started research on saving native plants and reducing bushfires in the Carlisle heath, through the use of planned burns in winter. 

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  • Trackers crack down on pigs

    GPS collars and motion detection camera traps are helping track feral pig movements in the Otways, as part of a project to control the pests.

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  • $6-million package for Otways environment

    Protecting native bandicoots and potoroos as well as controlling feral deer, pig, cats and foxes is the focus on a new $6-million Otways initiative.

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  • Endangered bandicoots arrive at Apollo Bay

    Six endangered southern brown bandicoots have arrived at their new home at Apollo Bay’s Wildlife Wonders.

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  • Shelter welcomes its special arrival

    Cape Otway Conservation Ecology Centre has welcomed a new addition to its family.

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  • Poo transplants saving koalas

    Faecal transplants in Cape Otway koalas have successfully expanded the marsupials’ diet, providing a potential solution to habitat loss.

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  • New database tracks threatened species

    More than 11,000 records of threatened species in the Otway Ranges will be made publically available thanks to Cape Otway’s Conservation Ecology Centre.

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