Chevron Australia’s world-class environmental management of Barrow Island, including its strict quarantine conditions, is a key factor why healthy and sizeable populations of mammals are living on the island.
It's estimated that Barrow Island is currently home for up to 60,000 golden bandicoots, 5,000 boodies, 10,000 spectacled hare wallabies and 10,000 possums.
The wealth of flora and fauna on the island has flourished alongside the presence of Western Australia's largest onshore petroleum operation for the last 45 years.
In fact, our operations on Barrow Island are globally significant and recognised as a model for the coexistence of petroleum development and the protection of biodiversity.
Some of Barrow Island’s thriving mammal populations are being relocated on the mainland as part of a unique conservation and restoration program in partnership with the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC).
The Operation Rangelands Restoration Program was specifically designed to re-establish the mammal populations on the nearby Hermite Islands, the Cape Range National Park and Lorna Glen pastoral station north east of Wiluna, in central Western Australia.
Relocation of the mammals will involve specialists trapping up to 500 bandicoots, 170 boodies, 140 spectacled hare wallabies and 140 possums on the Island.
We’re funding the Operation Rangelands Restoration Program which is linked to the environmental approvals for the Gorgon Project.