Julian’s Hibbertia(𝘏𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘢)
How much knowledge is enough to protect a species from extinction?
In 2015 Chantelle was a consultant. As part of approval for a large urban development she was asked to bolster wild population of the critically endangered Hibbertia spanantha by planting nursery grown individuals. An insurance planting, in case the development damaged the wild plants.
But it failed.
What happened next, involved a toothbrush, a PhD, thousands of volunteer hours and a team of experts. All trying and find out; how much do you need to know about a species to save it from extinction?
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Interviewees: Ingrid Liermann,Ross Rapmund and Mark Hood (Hornsby Shire Council), Jacob Sife (Ku ring gai Council), Jason Bragg and Maurizio Rossetto (Royal Botanic Garden Sydney). Special thanks for their time and candor. And to their employers for supporting this project.
A special thanks to Erica Mahon.
This story has been produced with the support of Hornsby and Ku- ring-gai Shire Councils, the NSW Saving Our Species Program and the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub.