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#threatenedspeciesday #numbat

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Artizanne · @artizanne
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Instagram - CSIRO on Instagram: "Send this to a Wollemi pine in your life. 💚 Today marks #ThreatenedSpeciesDay, a day to raise awareness of plants and animals at risk of extinction, like Wollemi pine. Wollemi pine is a critically endangered Australian tree, which only grows wild in a small area northwest of Sydney. It was recognised as new to science in 1994, and for the next decade it was grown only in botanic gardens, sometimes even in protective cages to prevent theft. In 2005, due to huge public interest, Wollemi pine was made available to home gardeners around the world. Together with @botanicsydney, we've now surveyed these accidental citizen scientists, asking about their experiences growing Wollemi pine to discover the best conditions. Conservationists could then use this information to select sites for planting Wollemi pine to expand its current range in the wild or in botanic gardens around the world. We received more than 1500 responses from 31 countries, sharing not only their growing conditions but in some cases, how much this beautiful rare tree means to them. 🤗 Find out more about this accidental citizen science success at the link in our bio. 🔗 #WollemiPiningAfterYou #WheresWolly #AccidentalCitizenScientists #HoorayForHomeGardeners #WeLoveWollemiPine #CSIRO #WeLoveScience"

#auspol #wollemipine #threatenedspeciesday

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