Celebrating Trees on National Tree Day
31 July 2021 We owe a lot to trees. Not only do they produce the oxygen we breathe but they are also carbon sequesters that remove and trap carbon from the atmosphere, helping to green our nation and buffer us from the impacts of climate change. Clearly, the...Thank a Ranger on World Ranger Day 2021
31 July 2021 Author: Jasmine Greene Today is World Ranger Day! All across the world, 31 July celebrates and supports those who work to protect the planet’s natural treasures and cultural resources and honours the courage and sacrifice of rangers who have given...Position Statement on Helium Balloons
29 July 2021 What goes up must come down! Boomerang Alliance and Wildlife Queensland oppose any release of helium and other lighter-than-air balloons. The impact of balloons on litter, marine and terrestrial wildlife, and farm animals is well-recognised and documented...
Nest boxes are making a difference
27 July 2021 With the wintry ‘Ekka westerlies’ on their way, wildlife species are snuggling into the many nest boxes that Queensland Glider Network staff and volunteers have set up in parks and reserves throughout South East Queensland. Australia has the...
Get Involved on World Mangrove Day—26 July 2021
26 July 2021 When you hear the word ‘forest’, you probably think of verdant rainforests, towering karri and jarrah, or the eucalyptus and lemon-scented gum of dry schlerophyll forest, right? Few of us realise that fringing our bays, rivers and tributaries...
Citizen scientists track platypuses in Queensland’s Upper Dawson region
25 July 2021 Wildlife Queensland’s PlatypusWatch Network and Upper Dawson Branch ran two June workshops in the Banana Shire to teach locals about the iconic platypus and how to monitor its numbers using eDNA technology. The Maudsley family, from Mitchell,...A Win for Dawson and Fitzroy River Wildlife
20 July 2021 Setting a precedent for coal seam gas wastewater controls Aquatic wildlife of the Upper Dawson region can ‘breathe easier’ with news that the Federal Government has ruled Santos cannot release unlimited amounts of coal seam gas wastewater into...
Rakali at Risk
19 July 2021 Further development planned by the Brisbane City Council around Rocky Waterholes Creek, which flows through Moorooka and Salisbury, could threaten local populations of rakali, residents fear. Rakali (Hydromys chrysogaster) are platypus-sized aquatic...
Living with snakes
(by Wildlife Queensland Bayside Branch) Snakes are undoubtedly the most fascinating of our vertebrate animals. Whilst only a very small percentage of people look at snakes with affection, everyone has a story, myth or opinion on them. People are amazed by snakes,...Thank you for your support: EOFY 2021 Appeal
15 July 2021 A BIG thank you to our members and supporters for helping to protect and conserve Queensland’s native wildlife this End of Financial Year. 132 generous people donated to our #LoveWildlife EOFY 2021 Appeal, raising $42,486. An incredible...