TOH edition: Saturday, 10 October 2026 · Planet & Nature
People Can Help Secure a Future for Wildlife: Years of Community Work Helped Turn Victoria Forests Into Three National Parks
Reported by Good News Network
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More than 250 square miles of forest in Victoria, Australia, have become three national parks, protecting habitat for hundreds of rare and threatened plants, animals and fungi. Community campaigners helped make that protection possible through years of wildlife surveys, ecological reports and advocacy.
These parks show how sustained community work can help turn concern for wildlife into legal habitat protection, although ecological recovery remains to be demonstrated.
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