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Posted @withregram • @cicadafilmfestival ‼️T

Posted @withregram • @cicadafilmfestival ‼️TOMORROW. 8 AM. CHANNEL 10 PEACH. ‼️It’s happening! Cicada Film Festival is so honoured to work with Totally Wild to show a segment in @totallywildtv about Cicada Film Festival! Featuring some of our youth ambassadors and students from @arethusacollege !! Will you be tuning in tomorrow?

Photo Credits: @gotellmedia

Gizmo, the glorious glider 😀😍❤️ @thelone

Gizmo, the glorious glider 😀😍❤️ @thelonelyboobook captured this awesome footage of Gizmo munching up a eucalypt storm. We think he is the most divine little greater glider, who agrees?🙋

Stay tuned for some project updates on how Wildlife Queensland is helping to protect this vulnerable species in SE Queensland.
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#greaterglider #gloriousgliders #glider #wildlife #Queensland #wildlifeconservation

Our little froggies and duckies will be croaking a

Our little froggies and duckies will be croaking and quacking for joy with the wet weather here in SE Queensland today! 🐸 🦆

If you're in the area next Monday, 10 August and up for some croaking good fun, hop on over to the Redland Museum for Science Fun Day and catch special guest Wildlife Queensland Bayside Branch demonstrate how to build a frog pond - on a budget. An easy, fun and low cost way to create a beautiful frog-friendly habitat in your backyard. 🐸🐸❤️

Head to our What’s On page to find out more 👉 wildlife.org.au/whats-on-page/

📷IG: @photos_by_ruley , @sam.the.ventura , @annette_logan , @jonohooper92
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#frogfriday #frogs #ducks #redlandmuseum #queensland #wotsoninqld #whatsoninbrisbane #wildlife #redlandsqld

PLEASE VOTE FOR WILDLIFE QUEENSLAND! 🙏 Wildlif

Give dad a gift subscription this Father’s Day a

Give dad a gift subscription this Father’s Day and we will give him the socks! 👨📖🧦

This Father's Day, give dad the gift of wildlife with a subscription to Australia's leading wildlife magazine, Wildlife Australia Magazine, and receive a FREE pair of stunning Australian animal socks (RRP $16.95)*. He'll love them!

You'll also be gifting some love to Queensland's vulnerable native wildlife as all magazine proceeds fund the crucial conservation work of Wildlife Queensland.❤️🐨

* Offer valid for all new Australian print GIFT subscriptions only. Offer ends 30 September 2020 unless stock sold prior.

Order your Wildlife Australia gift subscription now via the link in our bio ☝️

#fathersday #wildlife #queensland #wildlifeaustralia #wildlifeaustraliamagazine #australia

The magnificent greater glider needs your help! 🙏

The greater glider was listed as vulnerable to extinction under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) four years ago with habitat destruction identified as a ”catastrophic threat” to future survival. However, a recent report by WWF-Australia has revealed that destruction of its identified habitat in New South Wales and Queensland has soared by 52% in the last four years.

Wildlife Queensland Policies & Campaigns Manager Des Boyland says changes to both the EPBC Act (currently under review) and the processes that should support the legislation are needed.

”Ineffective management and enforcement of the EPBC Act has permitted development in areas across South East Queensland resulting in significant habitat loss and a subsequent major decline in many native species, including the vulnerable koala and greater glider, ” says Boyland.

”The EPBC Act should prevent any clearing of habitat likely to have a significant impact on vulnerable and threatened native species.”

A recently released Interim Report - the first draft of Professor Samuel’s review of the EPBC Act - pronounces the legislation to be ”ineffective” and recommends sweeping changes.

We urge our members and supporters to read the Interim Report and comment on its recommendations. Read more via the link in our bio ☝️

📸 IG: @sam.the.ventura
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Denise and her husband who live in Beachmere, Sout

Denise and her husband who live in Beachmere, South East Queensland were very excited to spot a Richmond birdwing butterfly near the birdwing vine in their garden recently.

“We have had a vine planted for many years and this is our first sighting,” says Denise.

With an average wingspan of 125 mm (male) and 140 mm (female), the Richmond birdwing butterfly is one of Australia’s largest butterflies. Unfortunately, due to habitat loss and fragmentation and introduced Dutchman’s pipe (a vigorous climbing vine) which is toxic to the larvae of the Richmond birdwing, they are listed as a vulnerable species in Queensland.

Would you plant a birdwing butterfly vine to help save the Richmond birdwing butterfly? 🦋
Wildlife Queensland’s Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network (RBCN) has identified a corridor in South East Queensland that needs vines to help save the species. Head to our RBCN webpage via the link in our bio ☝️ to find out if your property falls within the wildlife corridor and how to get involved.

We'd also love to see your videos of Richmond birdwing butterflies that are active at the moment.

📹 Denise Vieritz / Richmond birdwing butterfly

#richmondbirdwingbutterfly #wildlife #queensland #butterfly #SEQ

Today, 2 August, is National Tree Day!🌲 This

Today, 2 August, is National Tree Day!🌲

This year's National Tree Day theme is regeneration. Regeneration has seldom been more relevant to Australia's environment and wildlife, its people and its future than 2020. Many of Australia's trees and forests have been devastated by this year's bushfires and drought.

Get involved this National Tree Day:

🌳 Plant a tree in your garden or pot plant at home
🤗 Celebrate trees: hug a tree and share it on social #hugatreeforntd
📖 Download and read the 2020 Tree Report - Regenerating: Our Land, Our People, Our Future.

Find out more about how you can get involved 👉 https://treeday.planetark.org/

Download the 2020 Tree Report 👉
https://treeday.planetark.org/research/

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#nationaltreeday #connectwithnature

my.Wildlife eBulletin 150 🐨 In this month's my.

my.Wildlife eBulletin 150 🐨
In this month's my.Wildlife e-bulletin: EPBC Act Review Latest quoll seeking surveys NCA regulation changes Father’s Day deals Plastic ban Webinar recording Petitions & more ...

Access via the link in our bio ☝️

😮❤️ Posted @withregram • @platypus_prote

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Posted @withregram • @platypus_protector Male platypuses have a venomous spur on both of their hind feet/ankles.

How painful is platypus venom?
An excerpt from a medical report from 1991 (Grant 2007).

“There was immediate severe pain that was described as excruciating – much worse than previous shrapnel wounds the victim had suffered during the war [in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Victoria Cross for valour]. The pain and swelling became worse, reaching peak intensity about one and a half hours after the original envenomation. [Following a four and a half hour drive to a local general practitioner], intravenous injection of 15 mg of morphine was given slowly. Over the next five minutes very little pain relief occurred. Arriving at the hospital five and a half hours after the envenomation, he was still in severe pain and so shortly after admission a morphine infusion of 1.5 mg per hour was commenced, followed by a full right wrist block [anaesthetic].
Forty-eight hours after the envenomation the hand and forearm were still tender to touch. Three days after, the swelling had decreased slightly and there was a little more movement in the fingers. Six days after admission the patient was discharged still with only 25% normal movement in his fingers. One month after envenomation the patient was still experiencing pain in his right hand and three months later he continued to have stiffness and swelling of the hand and fingers. At his last examination, 19 weeks after the incident, he still had pain, some swelling and reduced strength in fist-clenching movements.”

They also have different spur development stages based upon the growth and wear of the chalky sheath.

Female hind foot photo 1
Stage 5. Old male
(photo 2)
Stage 4. More than 18 months
(photos 3 + 4)
Stage 3. 9-12 months
Stage 2. 6-9 months
(photos 5 + 6- chalky sheath)
Stage 1. 0-6 months

#platypus #Wajin #spur #venom #male #female #platypuses #pain #spurred #iconicwildlife #australianwildlife #envenomate

Did you take the Plastic Free July Challenge this

Did you take the Plastic Free July Challenge this Plastic Free July? Share your tips and pics and tell us what you did to reduce plastic waste in the comments below.

Hurry! There are just two days left to grab a great deal with 20% OFF our range of reusable products. Sale ends at 11.59 pm tomorrow, 31 July (AEST). Shop reusables 👉 https://wildlife.org.au/store/wpsq-merchandise/reusables

#plasticfreejuly #singleuseplasticfreequeensland #plasticwaste #plasticfree

Happy WRENsday everyone! Hands up if you love fa

Happy WRENsday everyone!

Hands up if you love fairywrens? 🤚🖐 🐦
Australia is home to 10 fairywren species, 8 of which can be found in @queensland. These brightly-coloured birds are so beautiful it's no wonder some species have been given the names ’splendid’, ‘superb’ and ‘lovely’! But fairywrens don’t begin life looking this colourful. It’s only when breeding season hits that the males of each species burst into brilliant bright and dark colours ❤️💙🖤💜

📸 @bobbybert_ / Variegated fairywren
📸 @calebmac_media / Superb fairywren
📸 @wildlike_ / Red-backed fairywren
📸 @jasminez / Purple-backed fairywren
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We need your help to ensure the remainder of Black

We need your help to ensure the remainder of Black Swan Lake is protected 🙏 🦢

The many birds still sheltering in the bushland surrounding the remainder of Black Swan Lake in Bundall on Queensland’s Gold Coast were presumed safe after the 2019 Council resolution by super majority.

The Council decision to save the remaining 20% of Black Swan Lake, a biodiversity hotspot and haven to 70 species of birds, followed a five-year battle by Wildlife Queensland Gold Coast Branch, supporters and community members to save the Lake from commercial development.

However, there is now uncertainty around the formalisation of the Council resolution, that is, that the Turf Club and Council have signed off on the lease agreement that had protection of the remainder of the Lake as a condition.

Please contact as many Councillors as you can - by phone, email or Facebook (or all three) - before the Council meeting ‪tomorrow at 1.00 pm‬, Tuesday 28 July, and:
* inquire as to whether the remaining 20% of Black Swan Lake is guaranteed preservation
* express your expectation that what was left after infill, still a viable public asset and sanctuary site, be protected in perpetuity if this has not already occurred.

Head here for councillor contact details 👉 https://saveblackswanlake.com/#contacts
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📸 IG: @beardalicious_mark / Nesting swan at Black Swan Lake, Gold Coast
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@saveBlackSwanLakeBundall #saveblackswanlake #destinationgoldcoast #blackswan

Today is World Mangrove Day – an International D

Today is World Mangrove Day – an International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as “unique, special and vulnerable" and to promote solutions for their sustainable management, conservation and uses.

In Queeensland, mangroves cover a diverse range of coastal and estuarine environments, they are found in around 18% of the 13,347 km coastline. In high rainfall areas of far north Queensland mangroves can grow to 30 metres high.

Why mangroves matter:

💦 Maintain water quality: trapping and filtering sediments, heavy metals, and other pollutants.
🐦 Biodiversity hotspots: providing nesting and breeding habitat for fish and shellfish, migratory birds, and sea turtles.
🌊 Coastal defense: providing protection against waves, coastal erosion and storm tide surges.
💨 Carbon storage: with super carbon storage capacity: 5x more storage than other forests and 50x faster.

Check out these awesome @cicadafilmfestival short films made my SEQ youth about the importance of mangroves:

* "Mangroves" by Tatjana Trotter and Paris Omerod, the inaugural 2011-2012 Cicada Awards winners https://bit.ly/3f205gY
* "The Importance of mangroves", a winner for Tamborine State School students in 2015 https://bit.ly/3jNyi7Z

You can also watch a fascinating episode from earlier this year about #mangrovewatch on the Logan River in this Totally Wild episode https://bit.ly/2OTm1QW

📸 Amanda Little / Wildlife Queensland - Mangroves on the Daintree River, North Queensland.
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#worldmangroveday #mangroves #biodiversity #queensland #visitportdouglasdaintree #daintree

Look at that gorgeous little guy go!😁😍 Hav

Look at that gorgeous little guy go!😁😍

Have you spotted a platypus in the wild in Queensland? Your sighting information assists our #platypuswatchnetwork to develop a reliable ’snapshot’ of platypus populations, helping to identify where conservation actions are needed to protect this amazing monotreme.

Head to our PlatypusWatch webpage to find out more 👉 https://wildlife.org.au/platypuswatch/

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Posted @withregram • @platypus_protector Platypus diving times can last between 30 - 140 seconds. In captivity, they have been recorded holding their breath for up to 11 minutes! They wedge themselves under a submerged object and stay very still. This is so they can limit the use of oxygen that would normally energise muscles for swimming. In the wild, this could help with evading predators.

When released after processing, they usually dive and pop back up for a second then they are off on their way, probably thinking ‘I was just abducted by aliens!’

#platypus #wajin #diving #energetics #conservation #platypuswatchnetwork #australianwildlife #iconic

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