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The Cradle Coast Authority has long provided support to NatureTrackers — both in-kind and financially. This currently includes, through funding from the Australian Government, support for targeted CallTrackers monitoring of their Urban Rivers and Catchment Program project to improve habitat in the Mersey estuary for threatened species.
TasNetworks owns, operates and maintains the electricity transmission and distribution network in Tasmania. They’re taking a proactive and strategic approach to reducing the impact of the electricity network on Tasmania’s threatened birds. They’ve provided financial and practical support to promote Where? Where? Wedgie! to potential participants across the community, to update the overall NatureTrackers website and create the new data-recording app. Some of their own staff also take part.
Inspiring Tasmania provide support for NatureTrackers through funding from Inspiring Australia and National Science, to promote the science behind NatureTrackers’ monitoring activities, and to encourage participation in these activities. Supported projects include a range of workshops online and around Tasmania, both during National Science Week and at other times of the year.
The Wedge-tailed Eagle Research Fund, administered by NRM South, funded management and analysis of the Where? Where? Wedgie! 2021 data, and is currently providing funding to the University of Tasmania to measure the detectability of eagles surveyed by Where? Where? Wedgie! aided by NatureTrackers. This measurement is an estimate how many eagles are missed in the surveys, and may be used to obtain an overall population estimate from the surveys.
The Department of Education Tasmania supported the establishment of the educational arm of Where? Where? Wedgie! project for schools. In the lead up to the 2018 surveys, the team presented to over 3500 students and teachers around Tasmania. This project would not have started without the DoE. Staff at the Department of Natural Resources and Environment also contribute significantly in-kind to NatureTrackers projects.
The Wettenhall Environment Trust funded a project enabling the CallTrackers project to start identifying bats at known roosts allowing us to record calls from known species. These are being used to improve the automatic call recognisers in the British Trust for Ornithology’s Acoustic Pipeline, through which CallTrackers’ surveys and recordings are managed. Libraries Tasmania is providing substantial in-kind support in hosting CallTrackers acoustic recorders, and in hosting and promoting CallTrackers workshops, around Tasmania. Keep Tassie Wild is supporting the creation of a video all about the Claws on the Line project.
Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) is an independent Fund that supports and strengthens Tasmanian communities by distributing funds to those communities. The TCF committed significant funding to the Bookend Trust: half of what we needed to establish NatureTrackers.
Woolnorth Renewables is a wind power development, comprising two wind farms at Woolnorth in the far north-west, and the third at Cape Portland, on the north-east coast of Tasmania. They have provided significant financial and practical support to Where? Where? Wedgie!
ICS is an Australian software development company, specialising in enterprise software for organisations involved in the management, measurement and planning of complex data sets and processes. They’ve supported this project with professional grade technical wizardry and web development.
ProofSafe is an all-Australian company supporting environmental initiatives. It provides a user-friendly app connected to a powerful database. Originally engineered to facilitate scientific research and Workplace Safety solutions, ProofSafe’s flexibility enables any organisation — from NatureTrackers to large businesses — to efficiently and accurately collect, manage and use data.
Over 200 fabulous Pozible supporters funded community workshops (2018) and an upgrade of the data management system (2020) for Where? Where? Wedgie! In addition to those listed above, numerous other individuals and organisations have also hosted NatureTrackers workshops, including: Central North Field Naturalists; Circular Head Council; City of Hobart Bushcare; Devonport City Council; Friends of Triabunna Reserves; Glamorgan Spring Bay Council; Inala Nature Tours; Kentish Field Naturalists Club; Kingborough Council; Launceston Field Naturalists Club; Waratah Wynyard Council; Wildcare Roaring Beach Wildlife Rescue; Zeehan Neighbourhood Centre.
