Passengers go ‘Batty’ for Halloween Cruise

Passengers go ‘Batty’ for Halloween Cruise

© Jo Towsey Images from left: 4-week-old orphaned black flying-fox, Georgia; Craft sign and a bat puppet made by a Batty Boat crafty kid; Wildlife Queensland volunteers Zai and Jasmine with Peter the boat skipper. Images: Jo Towsey. 3 November 2022 Beautiful warm...
Supporting waterway health this National Water Week

Supporting waterway health this National Water Week

18 October 2022 National Water Week, held every third week in October, is an annual event dedicated to building awareness of the value of water in Australia and aims to inspire individuals, communities and organisations to take action to help protect and conserve this...
Claude’s Block: Every reason to celebrate!

Claude’s Block: Every reason to celebrate!

© Liz Downes A walk around the lower loop of Claude’s Block. (All photos: Liz Downes)   18 October 2022 | Author: Liz Downes It is estimated that there are between 800 and 900 resident koalas on Yunbenun (Magnetic Island) — making the island one of Australia’s...
Fighting fire ants in Ipswich with free bait

Fighting fire ants in Ipswich with free bait

© stevenw12339 / Flickr Red imported fire ants. Image: © stevenw12339 / Flickr   18 October 2022 The Ipswich community is being urged to help stop fire ants from spreading any further in South East Queensland by registering online to receive free fire ant bait to...
Dawson Valley Butterfly Weekend a flying success!

Dawson Valley Butterfly Weekend a flying success!

17 October 2022 Authors: Melanie Simmons and Viola Temple-Watts More than 30 enthusiastic participants helped Upper Dawson branch celebrate Wildlife Queensland’s 60th anniversary and learnt about Central Queensland’s many butterfly species at the Dawson Valley...
SEQ glider surveys yield encouraging wildlife sightings

SEQ glider surveys yield encouraging wildlife sightings

© Josh Bowell Image: Josh Bowell / Yellow-bellied glider.   1 October 2022 It’s been an exciting and busy week for Wildlife Queensland’s Queensland Glider Network projects team, with surveys in Logan and Moogerah, South East Queensland showing...
Introducing A Will for Wildlife

Introducing A Will for Wildlife

14 September 2022 We are excited to have launched a beautiful new booklet, A Will for Wildlife. This booklet shares the history of Wildlife Queensland, the environmental successes of the organisation, and some beautiful supporter stories. One such story is that of Dr...
Celebrating a milestone, a meeting and some new guidance

Celebrating a milestone, a meeting and some new guidance

13 September 2022 Some 40 people joined the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland at Cedar Country Lake Resort on the Gold Coast over the weekend to celebrate the Society’s sixtieth year in style. Wildlife Queensland was the brainchild of four concerned,...
Endearingly endangered

Endearingly endangered

Crunchy the male spotted-tailed quoll at Alexandra Park Zoo in Bundaberg. Image © Bundaberg Regional Council 7 September 2022 What’s spotted, strong, secretive and so hard to find that even Wildlife Queensland’s dedicated project officers struggle to find one out in...

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