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Dirk Hartog Island National Park Return to 1616 Ecological Restoration Project news, publications and media

Dirk Hartog Island. Photo by Samille Mitchell/DBCA

Dirk Hartog Island. Photo by Samille Mitchell/DBCA

News

Subscribe to the Dirk Hartog Island National Park Return to 1616 Ecological Restoration Project newsletter Wirruwana News.

Publications

Research the top ten scientific publications on Return to 1616

Browse the full list of Return to 1616 publications

Explore the rich history of Dirk Hartog Island National Park with Landscope Magazine:

  • Constructing a better future for Wirruwana
  • Declaration on Dirk
  • Dirk Hartog Island fauna reconstruction
  • New national park to be cat free
  • Tagging turtles on a remote island
  • Welcoming wallabies to Wirruwana
  • Destocking Dirk Hartog
  • Dirk Hartog inscribed in history
  • Stepping closer to 1616
  • Our largest island
  • The secret life of grasswrens
  • Turning back time on Dirk Hartog

Virtual tours

  • Kuula virtual tour
  • Google Earth virtual tour

Media

  • Rare marsupial released onto Island haven
  • Bandicoots released on Dirk Hartog Island to mark National Threatened Species Day
  • WA first: drones track endangered wildlife on Dirk Hartog Island
  • Conservation coup as endangered dibblers released into the wild

Downloads

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Return to 1616 Dirk Hartog Island National Park Ecological Restoration Project brochure
- 691.63 KB (PDF) Last updated 30-06-2026
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Dirk Hartog Island protection brochure
- 2.24 MB (PDF) Last updated 30-06-2026
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Fauna reconstruction on Dirk Hartog Island
Fauna reconstruction on Dirk Hartog Island

Rebuilding Wirruwana’s native mammal community though the Return to 1616 Ecological Restoration project 

A feral cat detection dog on Dirk Hartog Island. Photo by DBCA
Threat management on Dirk Hartog Island
Threat management on Dirk Hartog Island

Feral animal eradication, weed management and biosecurity in the Return to 1616 Dirk Hartog Island Ecological Restoration Project

Looking south towards Tetradon Loop in spring 2015 after good rains and a number of years with few goats or sheep.
Vegetation and habitat recovery on Dirk Hartog Island
Vegetation and habitat recovery on Dirk Hartog Island

Implementing the Return to 1616 Dirk Hartog Island Ecological Restoration Project

Dirk Hartog Island National Park. Photo by Tourism WA
Visiting Dirk Island
Visiting Dirk Island

Information on biosecurity and driving on the island so visitors can help protect Dirk Hartog Island

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