About this episode
This flower takes needy to a whole new level!
It was almost extinct. That was, until 2015, when a woman called Julie took it upon herself to make sure we didn’t lose the species altogether, and as it happened (baby) Ann Jones went along with a microphone.
Now, it’s 10 years on, and Ann is older, greyer and more closely resembles a bearded orchid. But, given she hasn’t been made redundant yet, we can revisit the forest to ask – was all that effort worth it? Did the orchids survive?
Featuring:
- Julie Radford, Threatened species ecologist in Central Victoria
Production:
- Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer
- Sarah Prosser, Producer
- Mastering Engineer: Tegan Nicholls
This episode of What the Duck was produced on the land of the Wadawarrung people.
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