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Emirates Airline and Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley fund new WomSAT technology to assist with the protection of Australia’s wombat population.
The survival and protection of Australia’s iconic wombat population has been significantly boosted by the introduction of new technology financially supported by Emirates Airline and Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley who share a dedication to conservation, sustainability and the survival of native and threatened species.
The new WomSAT app and website were created by the University of Western Sydney. The app uses the in-built GPS system of any smartphone and allows everyone to report wombat sightings and record the animal’s health.
In 2008, researchers from the University of Western Sydney approached Emirates to use the resort in Wolgan Valley and its vast property in the greater Blue Mountains to help conduct their vital field research, including the monitoring of the local wombat population. For the past eight years, Emirates has provided UWS researchers with a key location for wombat research and in 2014, stepped in to provide the crucial financial support needed to create a new website that aggregates all key wombat sightings and data that is sent from the WomSAT app for researchers to then analyse.
Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley is committed to conservation and sustainability and is the only Australian resort in recent history to receive permission to build in such close proximity to a World Heritage Area. The 7,000 acre carbon-neutral resort undertakes a wide-range of conservation practices that focus on the protection of regional biodiversity, the restoration of habitat and helping to re-establish and secure a future for many of the region’s native and endangered species, including wombats.
Both Emirates Airline and Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley have donated a combined $10,000 to help fund the development of the WomSAT technology.
To download the WomSATapp for Android, please visit Google Play. For more information on the programme, please visit: http://womsat.org.au/.
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