SGLN is working with this new giant Gippsland earthworm (GGE) project with a consortium of local organisations; Gippsland Threatened Species Action Group, Bass Coast Landcare Network, Invert-Eco Terrestrial Invertebrate Consulting, Oates Environmental Consulting, Drift Media and Water Technology.
Through this 18 month project we will improve the conservation status of the threatened GGE by:
- Protecting GGE colonies on 4 properties in South Gippsland through mapping colonies, landholder agreements and on-ground works
- Undertaking a pilot study of hydrology around GGE colonies using monitoring probes to capture data on soil moisture, temperature and oxygen levels
- Holding a public field day in 2025
- Creating videos and case studies which will be added to www.giantearthworm.org.au and to the GGE interactive tool we created in our previous project
Working with Invert-eco staff and landholders to identify location of GGE colonies.
The headline photo above shows the site where the soil moisture probes have been installed (photo credit: Drift Media).
For more information contact cassie@sgln.net.au.
This project received grant funding from the Australian Government’s Saving Native Species Program.
More information on GGE’s from previous projects: