In America, the Oregon giant earthworm, Driloleirus macelfreshi, is found in-you guessed it!-Oregon. (There’s) little information about other giant earthworms.” Care to guess why? “They’re difficult animals to study!” she admits. But I think the giant Gippsland earthworm is the most well known and perhaps the best studied. “There are other giant worms around the world,” Van Praagh points out, in “South Africa, China, Ecuador and other parts of Australia. At one time, Karmai was the largest parade float of its kind in the entire world.Ī fitting mascot for the giant Gippsland earthworm, we’d say. A wonder itself, the 148-foot pink Karmai took about three months to build from papier-mâché with the help of local schoolchildren. What’s more, there’s even a mascot, Karmai, with its own Facebook page. In fact, Korumburra has organized a number of worm-themed festivals in past years-one lucky lady would even walk home with the title “Earthworm Queen,” and there were plenty of games for the kids. The ‘Enhanced Knowledge and Protection of the Giant Gippsland Earthworm’ project received grant funding from the Australian Government.Curious? You’re not alone, and thankfully the town of Korumburra, about three hours away, has been known to celebrate the Giant Gippsland earthworm with pride. This project is led by BCLN, and partners include SGLN, Trust for Nature and the Gippsland Threatened Species Action Group. It’s important to adjust revegetation plans if GGE’s are present, because planting trees over colonies can dry out the ground and could possibly cause extinction of colonies.Ī field day will also be held for the general public in spring 2023. A botanist will research vegetation associated with GGE colonies, and update planting guidelines and develop species lists for modified revegetation in areas where GGE’s occur. Through this project colonies on 10 properties will be protected (including one with a covenant), working with an invertebrate ecologist to locate and provide a risk assessment for the earthworms, and on ground works. SGLN has partnered with a number of local organisations on a new project to protect and learn more about the threatened Giant Gippsland Earthworm.
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