21 May 2026 Across Queensland, the pressure on wildlife is building. More than 300,000 hectares of forest and bushland are cleared every year in Queensland, destroying critical habitat for species like gliders, koalas and countless smaller animals. Land clearing,...
17 April 2026 When a patch of bush is marked for development, it can feel like the outcome is already decided. In reality, informed community action can influence what happens next. Why early action matters Across Queensland, habitat loss is a major threat to...
18 May 2026 What lives in the park down the road, the wetland near your workplace, or the patch of bushland you pass every day? Across Queensland, everyday wildlife sightings are helping build a clearer picture of where species live, how common they are, and where...
14 April 2026 In the rocky escarpments of southern Queensland, the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) occurs in small, scattered populations. These agile marsupials depend on intact habitat and safe movement across the landscape. Yet habitat...
11 May 2026 Only 1,500 to 2,000 mahogany gliders are thought to remain in the wild. Found nowhere else on Earth, this endangered gliding possum lives in a narrow band of coastal woodland in far north Queensland, between the Hull River near Tully and Ollera Creek,...
18 March 2026 Recent field work by Wildlife Queensland project officers has delivered encouraging news for brush-tailed rock-wallabies at Carneys Creek in the Scenic Rim, and important confirmation that the species persists at the western edge of its range in Sundown...
By Dr Phil Tucak, Wildlife Outreach Vet 18 March 2026 Upon receiving the Wayne Lawler Nature Conservation Photography Grant 2025 from Wildlife Queensland, I aimed to achieve two key outcomes: to promote numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus) and their conservation, and to...
By Dr Tam Brunt 18 March 2026 On the last Friday of February, several members of the Wildlife Queensland team joined conservationist and founder of Lonely Conservationists and Earth Carer Care, Jessie Panazzolo, for a thoughtful and timely workshop titled Caring for...
18 March 2026 Established in 1991 by Wildlife Queensland, the Thorsborne Trust honours the environmental legacy of the late Arthur Thorsborne and recognises the conservation work he shared with his wife, Margaret. Both were tireless advocates for protecting...
18 March 2026 The Richmond Birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondia) is one of the most stunning and largest butterflies in eastern Australia. Sadly, it is also at risk. Habitat loss and fragmentation across South East Queensland and northern New South Wales have decreased...
4 February 2026 A Wildlife Queensland community-powered project uncovers what lives beneath the surface of our local waterways. From a sample of creek water, scientists and community members have uncovered an extraordinary snapshot of wildlife living in an...
4 February 2026 Queensland has reversed its commitment to phase out permits allowing farmers to shoot flying-foxes for crop protection. This change keeps the door open to a practice shown to be ineffective, inhumane, and damaging to threatened wildlife. For a...
