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Dung Beetle Workshop

Wed, 30 Nov

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ARUNA ESTATE

Beetles with benefits for the ecosystem and farmers.

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Dung Beetle Workshop
Dung Beetle Workshop

Time & Location

30 Nov 2022, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

ARUNA ESTATE, 200 Kareela Rd, Penrose NSW 2579, Australia

About the event

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the dung left behind by your sheep, cattle, horses or native animals?

Do you have dung beetles on your land and do you want to know more about which species are present and whether they are fit for purpose for your farm?

PRESENTED BY DR. RUSS BARROW (CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY)

Russ is the Technical Research Coordinator for the DUNG BEETLE ECOSYSTEMS ENGINEERS (DBEE) project monitoring the distribution, abundance and diversity of dung beetles. His presentation will consider the various species and their effectiveness in our grazing environment, identification, new species, plus the capture, breeding and relocating, and impacts of fire on their population.

There is an army of little critters in the soil that not only remove it from the surface but also help to incorporate the nutrients and carbon back into the soil. Dung beetles are small but can provide big…

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Regen Action acknowledges the traditional owners of the country of the land on which we meet, the people of the Gundungurra and Tharawal. We pay respect to the traditional elders past, present and emerging who looked after this land for 10’s of 1000’s of years. We acknowledge that this land was stolen and that sovereignty has never been ceded.

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