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Since 2006, the Whyalla Veterinary Clinic’s carbon offset program has offset 11,320 tonnes of carbon emissions by planting approximately 56,000 trees through Trees for Life’s “Trees for Carbon” initiative. On South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, a region heavily cleared for agriculture with only fragments of native bushland remaining, Trees for Life has been vital in restoring ecosystems. Over the past two decades, the organization has planted hundreds of hectares of native seedlings, reconnecting and rebuilding habitats for local flora and fauna.

Current revegetation efforts are focused at Foul Bay and Minlaton on the Yorke Peninsula, where ongoing tree-planting projects continue to restore the landscape. This initiative is one of several at Whyalla Veterinary Clinic aimed at reducing the environmental impact of pet healthcare while enhancing the local environment.