Petition to stop koala habitat destruction

Environmental harm and threats to our wildlife can occur at different scales and appropriate control or enforcement can involve different levels of government ‒ Commonwealth, State or Local. At times action is required at the national level, in other situations at the...

Mixed bill of health for the Great Barrier Reef

26 July 2019   The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has released its annual report for 2018/19 on the health of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). This long-term monitoring started in 1985 and clearly demonstrates the impact numerous disturbances...

Brisbane’s nature reserves at risk

26 July 2019   Brisbane’s conservation areas and nature reserves could soon be at risk of legal use by mountain biking and the predicable risk of illegal track creation. As part of a Brisbane Off-Road Cycling project, Brisbane City Council (BCC) is currently...

Australia’s floral extinction crisis

26 July 2019 In May 2019, a United Nations report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services reported one-eighth of the world’s species — more than a million — are threatened with extinction. Five direct causes were...

Plastic Free Council Event Guide released

23 July 2019   Wildlife Queensland’s partner, The Boomerang Alliance, has released a comprehensive Plastic Free Council Event Guide to provide councils with advice on how to reduce plastic use as part of tackling plastic pollution. The Guide is also available to...

Glider corridor project update ‒ July 2019

16 July 2019   Thanks to the generous donations from our members and supporters to Wildlife Queensland’s March 2019 Squirrel Glider Appeal, our glider corridor project is surging ahead. Wildlife Queensland and Wildlife Queensland Scenic Rim Branch have been busy...

Thank you for your support: Annual Appeal 2019

7 July 2019   A BIG thank you to our amazing members and supporters! Over 31 days, 130 of you donated to the Wildlife Queensland 2019 Annual Appeal, raising $34,067. Thank you for investing in our future. Your support makes all the difference in the impact our...

Spotted-tailed quoll project update ‒ July 2019

7 July 2019 This project is funded through a Logan City Council Envirogrant The spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus maculatus) is listed as Endangered under Commonwealth legislation, Vulnerable in Queensland (southern sub-species) and as one of Logan City...

Plastic bags begone! One year on

1 July 2019   On the first anniversary of the ban on lightweight plastic bags, we are happy to report that the ban has had a positive effect. A total of 900 million single-use plastic bags do not exist thanks to the statewide plastic bag ban, which came into...

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