An Australian couple tore out 40 acres of grapevines from their Riverland property in 2022 and replanted it with native bush; four generations of their family have helped, and the threatened regent parrot is returning
- An Australian couple who once managed a vineyard in South Australia’s Riverland region have taken an unusual route after leaving the wine industry: restoring their land to its natural state.
- Their decision has helped create a potential refuge for the threatened regent parrot, a native Australian bird whose population has suffered from habitat loss.
- As reported by ABC Riverland’s Jackson Byrne and highlighted in conservation updates by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board and Trees For Life, Tony and Cherie Townsend began transforming their 40-acre vineyard at Murtho in 2022.
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- An Australian couple who once managed a vineyard in South Australia’s Riverland region have taken an unusual route after leaving the wine industry: restoring their land to its natural state.
- Their decision has helped create a potential refuge for the threatened regent parrot, a native Australian bird whose population has suffered from habitat loss.
- As reported by ABC Riverland’s Jackson Byrne and highlighted in conservation updates by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board and Trees For Life, Tony and Cherie Townsend began transforming their 40-acre vineyard at Murtho in 2022.
Sources: Times of India